British Residency, Seremban (1907)
The 3rd Residency Building in the town of Seremban.
Hubback’s Official Post/Role: Federal P.W.D Assistant Architect A.B Hubback A.R.I.B.A
Construction Supervisor: P.W.D Clerk of Works, D. de Silva.
Year Designed: 1905
Demolition of existing building on site: 1905
Year Completed: 1907
Contractor: Kuala Lumpur Contractor & Civil Engineer Messrs. Dunstan A. Aeria. (Dunstan A. Aeria also carried out the new additions to the Seremban Court House and Treasury in 1906)
Occupied as the Istana Hinggap of the Yam Tuan Negeri Sembilan after 1957. Remains the official residence of the Yang diPertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan in Seremban.
Original Use: Residence for British Residen
Original Building Type: Residential
Current Name: Istana Hinggap, Seremban
Current Use: Palace
Current Building Use: Residential
Photo circa 1920s-1930s
ANM Acc. No. 2007/0050529
ANM Acc. No. 2007/0050529g10