Architect |
Louis David
Blanc |
Date
Built |
1935 - 1937 |
Location |
318 Oxford
Street |
Description |
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This department
store, located between Oxford Street and
Cavendish Street in London, was commissioned
by the retailer D. H. Evans. The
architect chosen for the design was Louis
David Blanc, who was Harrod's in-house
architect. The style has been
described as German Art Deco. The
building is said to have cost £600,000 and
when completed it provided eight and
one-quarter acres of selling space on eight
floors The store was
extensively refurbished in the early
1980s then in 1987 it changed its name
to House of Fraser.
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