Documentation of Revati Mohan Das House, Sutrapur, Early 20th century

Random imageFigure: Revati Mohan Das House, Sutrapur. | Image uploaded athttps://hiddenheritage.org/revati-mohan-house
Random imageFigure: Documentation of development of plan through phases | Image uploaded athttps://hiddenheritage.org/revati-mohan-house
Random imageFigure: Documentation of change of usage of the mansion shown in plan | Image uploaded athttps://hiddenheritage.org/revati-mohan-house
Random imageFigure: Documentation of different openings and columns | Image uploaded athttps://hiddenheritage.org/revati-mohan-house

As part of the research team, I documented the original plans, current plan, notable features of the mansion through multiple site visits and extensive videography, photography, interviews and multiple written documents, all this information was deciphered and translated and presentation images for the website.

An elaborate mansion on the banks of the former Dholai Khal in Sutrapur area, the Revati Mohan Das Lodge represents a special type of house built by the wealthy citizens of early 20th century Dhaka. With the first house built in 1900 in a neo-Classical architectural style by the rich businessman Revati Mohan Das, and extended with a second house in 1942 by the son Hemendra Kumar Das, the Revati Mohan Das Lodge is now a noteworthy heritage building. The owners of the house played an illustrious role in the political and economic life of the city. The elder Revati Mohan Das was a successful businessman who dealt in investment and various enterprises and contributed to numerous philanthropic projects in the city. Revati Mohan’s son Satyendra Kumar Das was the chairman of Dhaka Municipality for two terms, and younger son Hemendra Kumar Das was the mayor of Mymensingh Municipality for a number of years.(excerpt fromhttps://hiddenheritage.org/revati-mohan-house )

After the passing of Revati Mohan Das, his elder son, Satyendra Kumar Das, held on to the ancestral Revati Bhaban; while his younger son, Hemendra Kumar Das, constructed a new house on the north side. This new of the house was named Das Lodge and contains about the same number of rooms, and was built in a hybrid style. The house complex stands as a significant testament to various political, religious and cultural events of Dhaka of that time. Currently occupied by the fire service department with family members lodging in the house, the present building contains many changes and mutilations.