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Date: 1939 Type: Homestead Style: Modern Status: Demolished 2012 Street: 13 Avonwold Rd   Click to view map Coordinates: 26°09'19.24" S 28°02'03.34" E Alt: 1648m

(RAU doc) Designed in 1939 by architect Leopold GRINKER and built for him as a speculative investment, this house has been a landmark in the bends of Jan Smuts Avenue for many years. A good example of Modern Movement architecture, its ship-like design in a bustling landlocked city like Johannesburg links the dependence of this city to the sea routes to the rest of the world. [William MARTINSON, June 2010] Demolished: January 2012 Books and articles that reference House Grinker Chipkin, Clive M. 1993. Johannesburg Style - Architecture & Society 1880s - 1960s. Cape Town: David Phillip. pg 119 ill Herbert, Gilbert. 1975. Martienssen & the international style: The modern movement in South African architecture. Cape Town - Rotterdam: AA Balkema. pg 155