8°30′56″N 76°57′24″E / 8.51556°N 76.95667°E
Belhaven Palace is a mansion of historic importance located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. It currently houses Reserve Bank of India's Visiting Officers' Quarters.
The mansion was originally owned by Theodore Lawrence Gomez, [1] a wealthy businessman of Portuguese descent. T.L. Gomez maintained a racecourse around the elevated area around the property. [2] In the late-1880s, the palace became the venue for a club where Europeans in the city socialized. [3] In 1902, the mansion was bought by Sree Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma for his Royal Consort Vadasseri Ammachi Panapillai Amma Srimathi Lakshmi Pillai Karthiani Pillai Kochamma. [3] RBI purchased the bungalow from the descendants of the erstwhile Travancore Royal Family in 1968. The regional office of RBI operated out of this building from 1968 to 1982. [4] In 1984, when Southern Air Command [5] was set up, Belhaven Palace housed the headquarters of the command. It continued to be so till 1996 when the headquarters was moved to Akkulam.
8°30′56″N 76°57′24″E / 8.51556°N 76.95667°E
Belhaven Palace is a mansion of historic importance located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. It currently houses Reserve Bank of India's Visiting Officers' Quarters.
The mansion was originally owned by Theodore Lawrence Gomez, [1] a wealthy businessman of Portuguese descent. T.L. Gomez maintained a racecourse around the elevated area around the property. [2] In the late-1880s, the palace became the venue for a club where Europeans in the city socialized. [3] In 1902, the mansion was bought by Sree Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma for his Royal Consort Vadasseri Ammachi Panapillai Amma Srimathi Lakshmi Pillai Karthiani Pillai Kochamma. [3] RBI purchased the bungalow from the descendants of the erstwhile Travancore Royal Family in 1968. The regional office of RBI operated out of this building from 1968 to 1982. [4] In 1984, when Southern Air Command [5] was set up, Belhaven Palace housed the headquarters of the command. It continued to be so till 1996 when the headquarters was moved to Akkulam.