Ilojo Bar
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| Location | Lagos Island, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria |
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| Material | concrete |
| Completion date | 1855 |
| Dismantled date | 11 September 2016 |
Ilojo Bar, also called Olaiya House or Casa do Fernandez, was a Brazilian-styled historic building located near Tinubu Square in Lagos Island, Lagos State, Nigeria. It was originally built as a bar and restaurant in 1855 by the Fernandez family who employed returning ex-slaves who had mastered the art of building while in South America. Ilojo Bar was subsequently sold to Alfred Omolana Olaiya of the Olaiya family in 1933 and was declared a national monument in 1956 by the National Commission for Museums and Monuments.
After the house was sold to Daniel Omolona Olaiya in 1933, he renamed the building "Ilojo Bar" after his hometown of "Ilojo" in Ijesa Isu, Ekiti State.
The building was pulled down on Sunday, September 11, 2016, in suspicious circumstances during the Eid weekend in Lagos. The matter is still being investigated. The land is now under the control of the Lagos State Government.
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