In the mid 19th century Baroda saw the transition of traditional doctors such as “vaidyas” and “hakims” to European medicine and doctors. Accordingly, bungalows started coming up for the use of these doctors. One such bungalow was the Head Nurse’s bungalow built, in 1916, behind the Yavteshwar Mahadev Temple. As the name suggests the bungalow was used by the head…
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Madhav Baug is an imposing 120 year old haveli is located near Qutbuddin’s Tomb (Hazira). Built in Gothic style with beautiful jharokha balconies, it was the home of Shrimant Madhav Rao Gaekwad in 1892, cousin of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III. Earlier working as the ASI’s office, and returned to it’s owners in 2002 the property had fallen into disrepair for some…
Kevda Baug, used to be the property of the Daibhers, the officers of the State. It was huge expanse of land amidst which was set a residential bungalow of the Daibhers. The bungalow along with the surrounding grounds was named Kevda Baug after the fragrant plant called “Kevda”. The Daibhers : Once pronounced as “Daibhers” and now called as “Dhaibhers”,…
Just like the Motibaug palace, the Mastu baug was a wooden mansion situated inside the Lukshmi Vilas Palace‘s compound. It is believed to have been constructed in 1887. Looking at the old photographs of the building it can be said that it was a beautiful amalgamation of Gujarati woodwork and Marathi Wada style architecture. As seen in the picture the…
The Dak Bungalow is located near Sayaji Baug & about 1.5 KMs from the Railway Station. It was used as a temporary accommodation of travelers during 1900’s. The rooms were fairly furnished with plain cots, tables and chairs. The bungalow always had an on duty “mess-man” who used to look after the needs of the travelers and provided assistance to travelers…
Located on the premises of the SSG Hospital was a bungalow, built in the 1880s for the resident doctor of the Hospital. The bungalow was the classic example of British Colonial architecture and located right behind the Memorial of Yuvaraj Fatehsinhrao Gaekwad. Back in the day, it was surrounded by huge trees and even had a small garden of its…
In year 1890’s, when construction of Baroda College (now The Maharaja Sayajirao University) & its campus was being done, as many as 40 bungalows were also built around it. One of these bungalow is Malti Baug which is situated near Gulab Baug. These buildings were majorly built to be occupied by the academicians. This bungalow in particular, was once used…
After the construction of Lukshmi Villas Palace, Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III built many bungalows for state executives. One of the bungalow is Gulab Baug (Bagh), situated opposite of Sayaji Baug. This bungalow was made for Baroda State’s Main Civil Surgeon’s residence. After many years when the surgeons’s residence was shifted to the Dhanvantari Bungalow this was used as a residence…
Built in 1833, this building came to be known by 3 different names : Residency House (Bungalow), White House (Bungalow) and Sayaji Bhawan (Bhavan) over the years. Built as the Residency House for the Britishers the building was erected by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad II. Initially known as the Residency House, the building later came to be known as the White…