Ilojo Bar & Restaurant | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Afro-Brazilian Architecture |
Location | Lagos Island, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria |
Coordinates | 6°27′14″N 3°23′24″E / 6.45385°N 3.38997°E |
Completed | 1855 |
Demolished | 11 September 2016 |
Technical details | |
Material | Burnt Bricks |
Ilojo Bar, also called Olaiya House or Casa da Fernandez, was a Brazilian-styled historic building located near Tinubu Square in Lagos Island, Lagos State, Nigeria. [1] [2] It was originally built as a bar and restaurant in 1855 by the Fernandez family who employed returning ex-slaves who had mastered the art of building while in South America. [3] Ilojo Bar was subsequently sold to Alfred Omolana Olaiya of the Olaiya family in 1933 and was declared a national monument in 1956 by the National Commission for Museums and Monuments. [4]
After the house was sold to Alfred Omolona Olaiya in 1933, he renamed the building "Ilojo Bar" after his hometown of "Ilojo" in Ijesa Isu, Ekiti State. [5] [6]
The building was pulled down on Sunday, 11 September 2016, in suspicious circumstances during the Eid weekend in Lagos. [7] [8] The matter is still being investigated. The land is now under the control of the Lagos State Government. [9] [10] [11]
Ilojo Bar & Restaurant | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Afro-Brazilian Architecture |
Location | Lagos Island, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria |
Coordinates | 6°27′14″N 3°23′24″E / 6.45385°N 3.38997°E |
Completed | 1855 |
Demolished | 11 September 2016 |
Technical details | |
Material | Burnt Bricks |
Ilojo Bar, also called Olaiya House or Casa da Fernandez, was a Brazilian-styled historic building located near Tinubu Square in Lagos Island, Lagos State, Nigeria. [1] [2] It was originally built as a bar and restaurant in 1855 by the Fernandez family who employed returning ex-slaves who had mastered the art of building while in South America. [3] Ilojo Bar was subsequently sold to Alfred Omolana Olaiya of the Olaiya family in 1933 and was declared a national monument in 1956 by the National Commission for Museums and Monuments. [4]
After the house was sold to Alfred Omolona Olaiya in 1933, he renamed the building "Ilojo Bar" after his hometown of "Ilojo" in Ijesa Isu, Ekiti State. [5] [6]
The building was pulled down on Sunday, 11 September 2016, in suspicious circumstances during the Eid weekend in Lagos. [7] [8] The matter is still being investigated. The land is now under the control of the Lagos State Government. [9] [10] [11]