Belgravia, Gauteng

Belgravia is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History[edit]

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms that make up Johannesburg, called Doornfontein.^[1]^: 65 The land was purchased by Jeppe & Company and was laid out by J.B. Tucker in September 1889.^[1]^: 65 The land company's objective was for an exclusive suburb with Sir Julius Jeppe, building his mansion called Friedenheim.^[1]^: 65 It was formerly the eastern part of Jeppestown.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. ISBN 1868590712.
^ Fraser, Neil. "Jeppestown: remembering a forgotten suburb". Developments. Johannesburg Development Agency. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2010.

26°11′38″S 28°00′14″E / 26.194°S 28.004°E / -26.194; 28.004

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[DGJ01-1] Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. ISBN 1868590712.

[2] Fraser, Neil. "Jeppestown: remembering a forgotten suburb". Developments. Johannesburg Development Agency. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2010.

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