Jaekel House Explained

Jaekel House
Building Type:residential
Architectural Style:British colonial architecture
Location:Ebute Metta
Address:17, Federal Road
Location City:Lagos
Location Country:Nigeria
Coordinates:6.489°N 3.3783°W
Completion Date:1898
Renovation Date:2010
Floor Count:2

The Jaekel House is a 2-storey colonial mansion in Ebute Metta, Lagos, Nigeria. The house was built in 1898 on a large expanse of landscaped land and named after the late Francis Jaekel OBE, a former superintendent of the Nigerian Railway Corporation who retired in the 1970s after almost three decades of active service.[1] [2] [3] [4] Jaekel House was formally the residence of the General Manager and was later converted to a senior staff rest house. The building has been renovated and restored by Professor John Godwin in collaboration with the Railway Corporation in 2010.[5] The building is now a “mini Museum” showcasing photographic archives dating from 1940s through to 1970s of personalities, places, historical events in pre- and post-independent Nigeria and houses artefacts (tools, equipment, attires, pictures etc.) of the old Railway Corporation. It's also one of the fairy tale wedding locations in Lagos.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Jaekel House and Museum is now managed and maintained by Legacy1995 to preserve the legacy of the earliest railway tracks, repair yards and sheds in Nigeria.

Some scenes of Kunle Afolayan's Independence-era movie, October 1, 2019 biopic, The Herbert Macaulay Affair and a Simi music video were shot at Jaekel House.[10] [11] [12]

External links

Web site: Jaekel House Mini Museum. Legacy.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: oluwakemiagbato . 2022-01-24 . A QUIET SATURDAY AT JAEKEL HOUSE . 2022-06-21 . Terracotta & Silk . en-US.
  2. News: The Untold Tales Of The HRM Train Coach. Oludamola Adebowale. February 4, 2018. The Guardian. June 16, 2018.
  3. Web site: 2018-02-04 . The Untold Tales of the HRM Train Coach . 2022-06-21 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  4. Web site: Dailytrust News, Sports and Business, Politics Dailytrust . 2022-06-21 . Daily Trust . en.
  5. Book: Lagos: A Cultural and Literary History (The Slender Plant of Heritage), Volume 5 of Landscapes of the Imagination. Kaye Whiteman. Andrews UK Limited. 2013. 9781908493897.
  6. Web site: Jaekel House. British Council. Nigeria. May 1, 2016. June 16, 2018.
  7. Book: Culture: urban future: global report on culture for sustainable urban development (Sustainable development goals). 232. UNESCO. UNESCO Publishing. 2016. 9789231001703.
  8. News: Nigeria's pre-independence history rots away in Ebute Metta. Dolapo Aina. October 16, 2017. The Guardian. June 16, 2018.
  9. News: July 4, 2010. Railway's 112-Year-Old Jaekel House is 'Young' Again. Kayode Ekundayo. Daily Trust. June 16, 2018. 17 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180617192830/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/sunday/index.php/feature/3204-railways-112-year-old-jaekel-house-is-young-again. dead.
  10. Web site: 2015-07-21. How Long is Now? Lagos' fast-evolving architectural landscape ICWA. 2021-02-09. Institute of Current World Affairs. en-US.
  11. Web site: Omotosho. Kehinde. 5 reasons why we need to preserve NRC and other historic buildings. Pulse NG.
  12. Web site: Ibiyemi. Ayodele. 2020-01-19. The Herbert Macaulay Affair: A Sign of Things that Should come –Ayodele Ibiyemi. 2021-10-25. The Lagos Review. en-US.

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