Jaekel House

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
General information
Typeresidential
Architectural styleBritish colonial architecture
LocationEbute Metta
Address17, Federal Road
Town or cityLagos
CountryNigeria
Coordinates6.4890°N 3.3783°E / 6.4890; 3.3783
Completed1898
Renovated2010
Technical details
Floor count2
vegetation at jaekel house, lagos state
tourists in jaekel house
garden at jaekel house

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]

References
  1. oluwakemiagbato (24 January 2022). "A QUIET SATURDAY AT JAEKEL HOUSE". Terracotta & Silk. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. Oludamola Adebowale (4 February 2018). "The Untold Tales Of The HRM Train Coach". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. "The Untold Tales of the HRM Train Coach". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  4. "Dailytrust News, Sports and Business, Politics | Dailytrust". Daily Trust. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  5. Kaye Whiteman (2013). Lagos: A Cultural and Literary History (The Slender Plant of Heritage), Volume 5 of Landscapes of the Imagination. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781908493897.
  6. "Jaekel House". British Council. Nigeria. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  7. UNESCO (2016). Culture: urban future: global report on culture for sustainable urban development (Sustainable development goals). UNESCO Publishing. p. 232. ISBN 9789231001703.
  8. Dolapo Aina (16 October 2017). "Nigeria's pre-independence history rots away in Ebute Metta". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  9. Kayode Ekundayo (4 July 2010). "Railway's 112-Year-Old Jaekel House is 'Young' Again". Daily Trust. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  10. "How Long is Now? Lagos' fast-evolving architectural landscape | ICWA". Institute of Current World Affairs. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  11. Omotosho, Kehinde. "5 reasons why we need to preserve NRC and other historic buildings". Pulse NG.
  12. Ibiyemi, Ayodele (19 January 2020). "The Herbert Macaulay Affair: A Sign of Things that Should come –Ayodele Ibiyemi". The Lagos Review. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

"Jaekel House Mini Museum". Legacy.

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