Rand Club Building, Private members club in central Johannesburg, South Africa
The Rand Club Building is a five-story structure in Edwardian neo-baroque style with a rusticated ground floor, porticoes, and Doric columns at the corner of Commissioner and Loveday Streets. Inside, the space holds conference rooms, a private theater, several libraries, a ballroom, and a notably long bar.
The building opened in 1904 with a metal frame fabricated in the United Kingdom during the gold rush era. The original club itself had been founded in 1887 before moving to this third location.
The Buckland Library holds thousands of volumes about African history and local biographies that reflect the building's role as a keeper of regional stories. Visitors can see how the collection reveals what people valued about their own past.
The building sits in central Johannesburg at a busy intersection that is easy to navigate on foot. Keep in mind this is a private club, so general public access is typically restricted to members or invited guests.
The building served twice as an official residence for British royal family members during their South African visits in the 1920s and 1930s. This royal connection reveals the club's importance during that era.
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