Beauvais Observatory

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Three-story, 40 room, mansion on a hill above eastern Johannesburg, completed in 1907 for mining magnate Percival Tracey. Received Provisional Protection in 1990 - 9/2/228/0009 263-16.02.1990

Alternative Name:

Tracey’s Folly

Rating:

Pending Rating

Original Owner:

Percival Tracey

Builder:

Unknown

Architect:

WILSON Allen

Architectural Firm:

Not applicable

Location Details

Street Number:

Street Name:

Grace Road

Township:

Observatory

Erf Number:

1/297

1/298

SG ID:

T0IR0488000000002970000100, T0IR0488000000002980000100

Links and Sources

Source/s:

List of heritage sites supplied by the City of Johannesburg (2016)

Artefacts website

Links:

Tracey's Folly still proud

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Declaration Status:

Not Declared

Blue Plaque:

Construction Date - Completion:

1907

Circa:

1900-1909