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DECCAN HERALD, July 6, 2004 carries an article by Marianne Furtado de
Nazareth titled 'The last of th eCity's colonial homes'. Extract:
They still carry with them the old world charm. These
beautiful bungalows amidst the concrete jungle,
stand out for their aesthetic beauty as much as for
their architecture.
It also adds:
Colonial India still lives and breathes in Bangalore, in
its old gracious bungalows. Most of them that are
left can be found in the Frazer Town, Cooke Town and
Benson Town areas with very few left now in
Richmond Town and Langford Town. Hundreds have disappeared
forever, under the hammer of the 'developer', but the
few that are left still evoke lovely memories for the
owners and those familiar with them.
Surprise, surprise. There's a Goa-link for soem of those mentioned:
Rest House Cresent has just two old colonial houses left.
Most others have turned into apartment blocks. One
belongs to the family of Joseph D'Mello, who is the
youngest of a family of 10 sons. The family came in
with a group of other Goan families from Zanzibar in
Africa. Built by his father Jerome D'Mello in 1932,
there is a lot of sentimental attachment to the
house as he was born in it.
There's a Mascarenhas featuring too:
The other house on Rest House Cresent is diagonally
opposite and is the home of B P Mascarenhas and his
family. The house has a picture perfect garden
with anthuriums and an old fashioned pond. "Dad bought
the house for Rs 35,000 from a Mr Majors, an Englishman,"
says Francis.
And then we shift to Pilerne!
'Pilerne' on Hayes Road, Richmond Town is probably one
of the last of the colonial homes left on the road.
Built by Hipolitho Furtado when he returned to India
from seeking his fortune in Africa, the house sheltered
his wife and seven children...
Wonder if there's a link with the poet Furtado, also from Pilerne? FN
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