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DECLARED MONUMENTS IN NIGERIA
Ilojo Bar, No6 Alli Street and 2, Bamgbose Street,
Lagos:
This building owned by Mr. D. A Olaiya has probably the greatest architectural
interest of all old buildings in Lagos. It is in a moderate state of repair
but will require a considerable amount of maintenance in the near future.
It was built about one hundred years ago, one of the first modern style
buildings put up by Nigerians shortly after Lagos became a colony by a
slave family returning from Brazil. It is one of the most stinking of
the Brazillian style houses in Lagos with attractive arched doorways and
windows, fine iron balustrades and a statue.
The Brazillian style has influenced much of present day architecture
in Yorubaland. (W. Murray Jacks, "Old houses of Lagos", Nigeria,
No 46, 1955 pp. 96-117).
Declaration:
Declared Historic Monument on 5th April, 1956, and the compound in which
it is situated.
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