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Date: 1899 Type: Hotel Style: Art Nouveau Status: Derelict Street: Commissioner St   Click to view large map Coordinates: 26°12'11.57" S 28°03'36.97" E Alt: 1723m

See more photographs (The Star 27.7.84:24) Transcription of Blue Plaque: JOHANNESBURG CITY HERITAGE COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL Richly decorated and delicately sculptured, the Art Nouveau facade flows around the corner, with a picturesque tower and gables along the roofline. The plans by brothers Arthur and Walter Reid date from 1899, but the Boer War intervened, and the hotel was only completed in 1902. This was a popular watering-hole with local residents, and its handsome bar counter was famous. The Heritage Portal. All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. References: de Mervelec, Patrick & Chipkin, Clive M. 2013. Johannesburg : architecture and heritage. South Africa: In Camera Art Publications. pg 144, 144-145 ill van der Waal, Gerhard-Mark. 1987. From Mining Camp to Metropolis - The buildings of Johannesburg 1886-1940. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. pg 88