Egedege N'Okaro is the first storey building in

Benin Kingdom The Kingdom of Benin, also known as Great Benin, is a traditional kingdom in southern Nigeria. It has no historical relation to the modern republic of Benin, which was known as Dahomey from the 17th century until 1975. The Kingdom of Benin's c ...

and in the whole of the

Mid-Western Region, Nigeria The Mid-Western Region was a division of Nigeria from 1963 to 1991, from 1976 being known as the Bendel state. It was formed in June 1963 from Benin and Delta provinces of the Western Region, and its capital was Benin City. It was renamed a pro ...

which is the present day

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and

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States. It was built in 1906 by Late Chief Iyamu, the Inneh of

, Late Chief Iyamu is the great grandfather of Osagie Ize-Iyamu. According to historical accounts, Egedege N’Okaro was the first residential one-storey structure to be built in the ancient city of

Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...

. It is made of red furnace-fired bricks with wooden decking. The design of the building was given to Chief Iyamu by a

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, Mr. Crawe Reade, a colonial officer who supervised its construction. Egedege N'Okaro structure still stands firmly and majestically as House Number 30, Erie Street, off Sakponba Road,

Benin City Benin City serves as the Capital city, capital and largest Metropolitan area, metropolitan centre of Edo State, situated in Nigeria, southern Nigeria. It ranks as the List of Nigerian cities by population, fourth-most populous city in Niger ...

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