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
^ a b cMusiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. ISBN1868590712.
^Fraser, Neil. "Jeppestown: remembering a forgotten suburb". Developments. Johannesburg Development Agency. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
