Fah Thai Magazine Jan-Feb 2018
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PHUKET<br />
Baan Chinpracha<br />
is a mansion that<br />
has stood through<br />
the glory days and<br />
gloomy times of<br />
Phuket.<br />
Its preserved<br />
grandeur is one<br />
of the finest<br />
works of original<br />
Anglo-Chinese<br />
architectural<br />
design.<br />
CHINPRACHA HOUSE<br />
Among the best places to get a<br />
glimpse of Phuket’s glorious past is<br />
the 114-year-old ‘Baan Chinpracha,’<br />
or Chinpracha Mansion, one of a<br />
few remaining ‘Anglo-Chinese’<br />
style mansions. It was originally<br />
built at a time when Phuket enjoyed<br />
its commercial peak during the<br />
reign of King Rama V, just before<br />
World War II.<br />
History buffs will enjoy<br />
browsing the house’s eclectic<br />
personal collection of antique<br />
furniture, mostly exquisite<br />
Chinese-style mother of pearl<br />
sets built of intricate woodwork<br />
and still auspiciously exist as a<br />
set of two.<br />
Other details of the house, such<br />
as the beautiful ceramic floor tiles<br />
and decorative fences, were also<br />
brought in by trading ships from<br />
as far as Holland and Italy. Phuket<br />
was then a centre of trading in the<br />
region with ships coming from all<br />
over the world.<br />
Passed down to the sixth<br />
generation, the original owner<br />
Phra Pitak Chinpracha was a<br />
Fujian descendant who came to<br />
settle down in Phuket during the<br />
reign of King Rama IV. Chinpracha<br />
later became one of Phuket’s<br />
prominent figures in the tinmining<br />
industry. Visitors can<br />
reminisce about its storied past,<br />
and those wishing to hire the<br />
entire place for special occasions<br />
can do so with an advanced<br />
booking. Baan Chinpracha, 98 Krabi<br />
Road, Phuket, T: +66 (0) 76 211 281<br />
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