Tag: Lagos history


  • Ebun House is a Lagos Brazilian styled building representing the ultimate in Baroque style. Ebun House, situated at Odunfa Street was built in 1913 by late Mr. A.W.U. Thomas, a customs clerk, a Registrar in the Law Court, and finally an auctioneer, a following in which he prospered. Ebun House located at 85 Odunfa Street,…

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  • Dosunmu, name spelt Docemo in the Victorian Lagos era, Oba of Lagos between 1853 and 1885. He was responsible for the cession of Lagos to the British crown, thereby making Lagos a colony. His denial, two years later, of this August 1861 deal earned him a levy and lost of his pension but more importantly,…

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  • Water House is a Lagos historical building located in 10, Kukawa Street. The name “Water House” originated from the sale of drinking water to the inhabitants of that area by Mr. Da Rocha in the year gone by. Mr. Joe Esan Da Rocha was one of the first people who led freed slaves back from…

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