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Turner's Choultry

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Turner's Choultry
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General information
TypeBungalow
AddressJagadamba Centre, Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates17°42′31″N 83°18′04″E / 17.708726°N 83.301116°E / 17.708726; 83.301116
Construction started1893
Completed1898
Cost 43,000
OwnerAndhra Pradesh Endowments Department

Turner's Choultry is a Bungalow located in Jagadamba Centre, Visakhapatnam, India.[1]

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in the year 1893 Construction of Turner's Choultry started and the total cost of 43,000 of which 10,000 paid by Maharaja of Vizianagram, Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju, 10,000 paid by King Goday Narayana Gajapathi Rao and raised by public. [2]

The 19th century sudden growth of Visakhapatnam City because construction of Railway Station and King George Hospital brought to the large number of people to the city so the Rajah of Bobbili made a propose to construct a building for people need as a memorial to late H G Turner former district collector Vizagapatam. [3]

References

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  1. ^ "about". The Hindu. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Turner's Choultry: A colonial rest house". Times of India. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Turner's Choultry begs for attention". Deccan Chronicle. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.