Verdun House Mussoorie
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Before the commencement of the meeting, the client arrived at our office, displaying no signs of worry but exuding tremendous enthusiasm. He was eager to delve deeper into the manuals that had been previously discussed with him during an online meeting by our esteemed principal architect, Dr. Aishwarya Tipnis. This meeting took place at Studio A.T.A in Delhi and had been scheduled to assess the progress and outcomes of numerous discussions and inquiries that had been addressed through chats, emails, videos, and photographs. The primary objective of this project was to utilize the restoration t...
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The Verdun House, an expansive Colonial Style Cottage in the heart of Mussoorie, an excellent depiction of an English countryside setting; has a rich history that can be traced back to a will dated 10th April 1889 by Sophia Evelina Orde of Meerut who died 15th March 1906. The Verdun House subsequently passed to Edith Mabel Lunel, who in 1913 gave it to her husband, James Thomas Lunel, who in 1914 sold it to Barrister at Law of 'The Chalet,' HBS Dalliwal, with a house built on it by Captain Leaky. The house is currently owned by the Jain family and is suffering from several structural issues.
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