Contact Artefacts please if you have any comments or more information regarding this record.	Menu Home Upfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon		House Dr AJ Orenstein: Villa d'Este Johannesburg, Gauteng George Esslemont Gordon LEITH: Architect 1922 David MORRISON: Architect 1957

Date: 1922 : 1957 Type: Homestead Status: Extant Street: 82 Jan Smuts Avenue   Click to view large map Coordinates: 26°09'35.52" S 28°02'08.72" E Alt: 1655m

(Building Jun 1922:44; UWA:O1) Originally a spanish style house, it was purchased in 1957 by architect David MORRISON who then spent many years adapting it to resemble a Florentine villa – modelling it on the Villa D'Este in the Tivoli Gardens in Rome. 2013 - Now used as business premises for a Health Spa. An inaugural lecture, held in 1962 at the inception of the Adler Museum of Medicine, was delivered by Major General Orenstein under the auspices of the Adler Museum and the Medical Graduates Association. Since that date, 38 lectures have been held. (Submitted by William Martinson) Dr Alexander J. Orenstein (1879-1972) was a very prominent figure in the medical world, both in civilian life and in the defence force, where he was Director-General of Medical Services during World War II. (Arthur Radburn, May 2026) 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.