British Residency, Seremban (1907)
The 3rd Residency Building in the town of Seremban.
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Hubback’s Official Post/Role: Federal P.W.D Assistant Architect A.B Hubback A.R.I.B.A
Construction Supervisor: P.W.D Clerk of Works, D. de Silva.
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Year Designed: 1905
Demolition of existing building on site: 1905
Year Completed: 1907
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Contractor: Kuala Lumpur Contractor & Civil Engineer Messrs. Dunstan A. Aeria. (Dunstan A. Aeria also carried out the new additions to the Seremban Court House and Treasury in 1906)
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Occupied as the Istana Hinggap of the Yam Tuan Negeri Sembilan after 1957. Remains the official residence of the Yang diPertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan in Seremban.
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Original Use: Residence for British Residen
Original Building Type: Residential
Current Name: Istana Hinggap, Seremban
Current Use: Palace
Current Building Use: Residential
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Photo circa 1920s-1930s
ANM Acc. No. 2007/0050529
ANM Acc. No. 2007/0050529g10