36 Houghton Drive is one of a pair of buildings (Stands 1123 and 1125) situated in the suburb of

Houghton, Johannesburg Houghton Estate, often simply called Houghton is an affluent suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, north-east of the city centre. It is best known for being the home of Nelson Mandela. History Houghton was developed as a residential area around ...

with fine craftsmanship in the Arts and Crafts manner. The buildings were designed in 1919 by the architect Piercy Patrick Eagle and commissioned by the original owner P.W. McKie. Eagle was a

Transvaal Transvaal is a historical geographic term associated with land north of (''i.e.'', beyond) the Vaal River in South Africa. A number of states and administrative divisions have carried the name Transvaal. * South African Republic (1856–1902; af, ...

Government Architect from 1904–1920, and he designed public buildings including

Jeppe High School for Boys Jeppe High School for Boys is a public English medium high school for boys located in Kensington, a suburb of Johannesburg in the Gauteng province of South Africa, one of the 23 Milner Schools and also one of the top schools in the Gauteng p ...

and King Edward VII High School.

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