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| | WOOD, JohnBorn: fl. 1858 Died: 1861Architect |
An amateur architect, the son of a well-to-do businessman in the Cape and a member of the Legislative Council, Grahamstown, Wood was active in Grahamstown from 1858 and 'had a flair for designing houses' of which he was responsible for several in Regency and early Victorian style. (Lantern Jun 1971:8; Reynolds 1974: 94-102) All truncated references not fully cited in 'References' are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. List of projects With photographs
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Hawthornes, for George Wood Jnr: pre-1858. Makhanda (Grahamstown), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House Dr Jack Greathead: 1863. Makhanda (Grahamstown), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House Greystones for George Wood Snr but rejected by latter, now Josie Wood Bldg: pre-1861. Makhanda (Grahamstown), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House John Wood, now Crossways, Westhill: pre-1858. Makhanda (Grahamstown), Eastern Cape - Architect
| House Lady Maasdorp: n.d.. Makhanda (Grahamstown), Eastern Cape - Architect
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