Cocoa House
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Cocoa House is a historic high-rise building in Ibadan, Nigeria, renowned as one of West Africa’s earliest skyscrapers and a symbol of the region’s cocoa-driven economic boom.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-rise building
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historic building → office building → skyscraper → |
| architecturalStyle |
modernist architecture
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| associatedWith |
Odu’a States of Nigeria
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Western Nigeria cocoa industry → |
| category |
20th-century architecture in Nigeria
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Buildings and structures in Ibadan → Skyscraper office buildings in Nigeria → |
| city |
Ibadan
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| completionDate |
1965
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| continent |
Africa
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| country |
Nigeria
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| culturalSignificance |
iconic landmark of Ibadan skyline
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| developedBy |
Western Region Government of Nigeria
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| elevationType |
above ground
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| eventEffect |
fire in 1985 damaged upper floors
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| experiencedEvent |
fire incident in 1985
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| floorCount |
26
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| function |
administrative
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commercial → |
| fundedBy |
proceeds from cocoa exports
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| hasFacility |
conference and event spaces
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offices of Odu’a Investment Company Limited → |
| height |
approximately 105 metres
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| heritageStatus |
historic landmark in Ibadan
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| locatedIn |
Dugbe, Ibadan
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| location |
Ibadan
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Nigeria → Oyo State NERFINISHED → |
| materialSource |
cocoa revenue
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| namedAfter |
cocoa cash crop
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| notableFor |
being one of the tallest buildings in West Africa at the time of completion
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being the first skyscraper in Nigeria → |
| numberOfFloors |
26
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| openingDate |
1965
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| ownedBy |
Odu’a Investment Company Limited
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| ownershipType |
regional investment company
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| region |
West Africa
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| renovation |
renovated after 1985 fire
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| reopened |
after post-fire renovation
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| significance |
one of the earliest skyscrapers in West Africa
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| state |
Oyo State
NERFINISHED
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| status |
completed
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| symbolOf |
cocoa-driven economic boom in Western Nigeria
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economic prosperity of the Western Region of Nigeria → |
| use |
commercial activities
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office space → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Ibadan
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hasLandmark |