Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Heritage Walk Oriental Building

The first to come up was Oriental Building in 1885, which housed the Cathedral School before an insurance firm took over.

Oriental Building, 364 Dr D Naoroji Rd.


















A beautiful building was put up on the Esplanade costing Rs. 87,000. The new school at the Esplanade was named after Mr. John Connon, a well known philanthropist and Chief Registrar of Bombay.
In 1893 the building was sold to the Oriental Life Assurance Co., and with the proceeds the present Senior School building, a happy blend of Gothic and Indian architecture, was erected and occupied in 1896. catalumni.com

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