| Beacon Royal | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
 | |
| 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] |
The Beacon Royal, also known as the Beacon Court, is an Art 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 the Great 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 for Astor Mansions in Jeppe Street and the Circle Court in Willie Street which overlooked Clarendon Circle at the time.[3]
- ^ Yeoville's art deco blooms again at the Wayback Machine (archived July 13, 2015)
- ^ Louis T Obel and Mark Obel from http://www.artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/archframes.php?archid=1185 accessed 20.04.2015
- ^ http://www.joburg.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1583&Itemid=168 [bare URL]