Chancellor House (building)

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Chancellor House
Chancellor House before renovations.JPG
Chancellor House before renovations
Chancellor House (building)
General information
Address25 Fox Street, Ferreirasdorp
Town or city Johannesburg
Country South Africa
Coordinates 26°12′24″S28°02′04″E / 26.2066°S 28.0345°E / -26.2066; 28.0345

Chancellor House is a law office building situated at 25 Fox Street, Ferreirasdorp, Johannesburg, that once housed the Mandela and Tambo law firm of Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo. It is a provincial heritage site. [1] [2]

The building was due to be bought by the Johannesburg Heritage Trust in 2004 [3] and developed into a tourist destination, with R300 000 earmarked for the construction of a visitor center. [4]

As of 2008, however, no purchase had been consummated and the building reportedly continued to fall into ruin. [5]

Full restoration of the building was completed in May, 2011. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Ball, James (7 November 2016). "Chancellor House". The Heritage Register. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "9/2/228/0222 Chancellor House". sahra. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Citichat: Neil Fraser. Year-end Review 2: The West (1994)". Joburgnews.co.za. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  4. ↑ "Refurbished Jo'burg building to offer tourists Madiba experience". Engineering News. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  5. ↑ "Row over Mandela offices". E-prop. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  6. ↑ van der Merwe, Christy (4 May 2011). "Joburg refurbishes Tambo, Mandela's Chancellor House". Engineering News. Retrieved 28 October 2021.