In the article below, Jaco Mattheyse explores the history behind a well-known Krugersdorp landmark: the old Police Station on Commissioner Street. He begins by unpacking the social and political landscape of the town in the 1890s.
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I presented this story at the Valentine's Day Johannesburg Heritage Foundation celebration on the lawns of Northwards and thought Heritage Portal readers would also enjoy this South African story of love, endurance and resilience against the backdrop of the Second World War. It was one of seven presented at this event.
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Building started here in March 1902 before the war had ended, as evidenced by the blockhouse which guarded Old Pretoria Road. Invited by the Governor Milner “to introduce a new and more permanent order of architecture into Johannesburg”, Baker became very successful designing homes on the ridge using the koppie stone of the Witwatersrand. The house was built by John Barrow and Sons.