| Beacon Royal | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Rental flats |
| Location | Yeoville,South Africa |
| Completed | 1934 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Obel and Obel (of Astor Mansions and Circle Court)[1] |
TheBeacon Royal, also known as theBeacon Court, is anArt Deco block of flats constructed in 1934. This was a time of enormous growth as South Africa and the rest of the world emerged from theGreat Depression. All over Yeoville and Bellevue in the years 1933 – 1934, blocks of flats were going up. The Beacon Court is located on stand 1044 at 55 Grafton Road/Louis Botha Avenue in Yeoville, Johannesburg. It was designed for PP Weisholtz by the brothers Obel and Obel[2] who were also responsible forAstor Mansions in Jeppe Street and theCircle Court in Willie Street which overlookedClarendon Circle at the time.[3]
Subjected to hijacking in 2002, the building quickly deteriorated and had no electricity or water supply. In 2004, Emerald Sky Trading ZA (Pty) Ltd bought the building and rescued it by getting a court order to evict the hijackers before fully refurbishing the building.[4]
The building was proclaimed a heritage site by the Pronvincial Heritage Resources Authority Gauteng in 2011[5] and is culturally significant for the following reasons:
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