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Date: 1887 Type: Stock Exchange Status: Demolished 1889 Street: 75 Commissioner St   Click to view map Coordinates: 26°12'19.99" S 28°02'21.87" E Alt: 1738m

The First Stock Exchange Building was completed in 1887, a year after the founding of Johannesburg. It was located on the corner of Simmonds and Commissioner Streets and became the hub of the young mining camp. A frenzy of trading occurred most days with people from all over the world trying to get their share of the wealth eminating from what would soon be recognised as the largest gold field on earth. (The Heritage Portal) See Johannesburg Stock Exchange Buildings over the Decades by James Ball, January 10, 2017 on The Heritage Portal. This building was replaced by the second Stock Exchange Building. Books that reference Stock Exchange Building - First van der Waal, Gerhard-Mark. 1987. From Mining Camp to Metropolis - The buildings of Johannesburg 1886-1940. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. pg 16, 16 ill, 25, 32