Richmond
Richmond is a small, centrally located suburb in Johannesburg whose Edwardian, Art Deco and Mid Century Modern houses are being both gentrified and torn down.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: Richmond is one of Johannesburg’s oldest suburbs
- Also known as: “Richmond, Johannesburg”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Deutsche Internationale Schule Johannesburg and Endstead.
Deutsche Internationale Schule Johannesburg
School
The Deutsche Internationale Schule Johannesburg is a German international school in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. Founded in 1890, the DSJ is one of the oldest schools in the city and one of the largest German schools on the African continent.
Endstead
Historic building
Endstead is a historic house in Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa built in 1903 by Ernest Willmot Sloper for his own use. The original property has been sub-divided; the only major changes to the house have been the addition of a double garage by Tony…
Melville
Supermarket
Photo: fiverlocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Melville is a bohemian suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It is the location of many restaurants and taverns, which are mostly frequented by students from the nearby University of Johannesburg, located in Auckland Park, and the University of the Witwatersrand, located in Braamfontein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parktown and Rossmore.
Parktown
Suburb
Photo: Paul venter, Public domain.
Parktown is a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the first suburb north of the inner city. It is affectionately known as one of the Parks, others including Parkview, Parkwood, Westcliff, Parktown North, Parkhurst and Forest Town.
Rossmore
Suburb
Rossmore is a suburb of Johannesburg, around 5 km northwest of City Hall. It borders Langlaagte to the north and Homestead Park. The name comes from the village of Paarlshoop, the oldest private township on the Witwatersrand.
Braamfontein
Suburb
Braamfontein is a central suburb of Johannesburg, in South Africa, seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and some of South Africa's major corporations such as Liberty Holdings Limited, JD Group, Sappi, and Bidvest Bank and Hollard.
Richmond
- Categories: human settlement, suburb, and locality
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-26.18115° or 26° 10′ 52″ southLongitude
28.01553° or 28° 0′ 56″ eastOpen location code
5G5CR298+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1489761671OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q61359147
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Dutch—“Richmond” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Richmond, Johannesburg”
- Dutch: “Richmond, Johannesburg”
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Localities in the Area
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