Jaekel House
The Jaekel House is a 2-storey colonial mansion in Ebute Metta, Lagos, Nigeria. The house was built in 1898 on a large expanse of landscaped land and named after the late Francis Jaekel OBE, a former superintendent of the Nigerian Railway Corporation who retired in the 1970s after almost three decades of active service.[1] Jaekel House was formally the residence of the General Manager and was later converted to a senior staff rest house. The building has been renovated and restored by Professor John Godwin in collaboration with the Railway Corporation in 2010.[2] The building is now a “mini Museum” showcasing photographic archives dating from 1940s through to 1970s of personalities, places, historical events in pre- and post-independent Nigeria and houses artefacts (tools, equipment, attires, pictures etc) of the old Railway Corporation. It's also one of the fairy tale wedding locations in Lagos.[3][4][5][6]
Jaekel House | |
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General information | |
Type | residential |
Architectural style | British colonial architecture |
Location | Ebute Metta |
Address | 17, Federal Road |
Town or city | Lagos |
Country | Nigeria |
Coordinates | 6.4890°N 3.3783°E |
Completed | 1898 |
Renovated | 2010 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 2 |
References
- Oludamola Adebowale (4 February 2018). "The Untold Tales Of The HRM Train Coach". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- Kaye Whiteman (2013). Lagos: A Cultural and Literary History (The Slender Plant of Heritage), Volume 5 of Landscapes of the Imagination. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781908493897.
- "Jaekel House". British Council. Nigeria. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- UNESCO (2016). Culture: urban future: global report on culture for sustainable urban development (Sustainable development goals). UNESCO Publishing. p. 232. ISBN 9789231001703.
- Dolapo Aina (16 October 2017). "Nigeria's pre-independence history rots away in Ebute Metta". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- Kayode Ekundayo (4 July 2010). "Railway's 112-Year-Old Jaekel House is 'Young' Again". Daily Trust. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
External links
"Jaekel House Mini Museum". Legacy.