Benmore Gardens
This article is about the suburb of Johannesburg. For the botanical garden in Scotland, see Benmore Botanic Garden.
Benmore Gardens | |
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| Coordinates: 26°05′27″S 28°02′47″E / 26.09083°S 28.04639°E / -26.09083; 28.04639 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 418 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2196 |
| PO box | 2010 |
Benmore Gardens is a suburb of Johannesburg in the Sandton area. It is located in Region 3 and is in a South African region - some 29 mi (or 46 km) South-West of Pretoria, the country's capital city.
History
In 1964, architect Harold Le Roith purchased one hundred acres in what became Benmore Gardens. He was to work with the architect Richard Neutra on realising a project to build a self-contained village centre with apartments, shops and offices. The project was inspired by Le Roith's visit to Tapiola, a newly constructed town in Finland. Le Roith pulled out of the project after the completion of two apartment blocks.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Sub Place Benmore Gardens". Census 2001.
- ^ Benmore Gardens Artefacts. Retrieved on 3 February 2025
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