This Victorian double-storey building with cast-iron verandah was designed by architects Reid & Hurst in 1897 and was built for L Evans, for use as a shop, dining room and kitchen on the ground floor. From CBD take Filed Street north, becomes Umgeni Rd. Turn left into Argyle Rd and left again into Wi. It is one of the last remaining double storey cast-iron verandah buildings in Durban and the quality
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 9 May 1986 and now houses the bar/restaurant Bean Bag Bohemia.
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