Old Map of the Area 1900
The Elphinstone College building is a majestic Victorian Gothic Revival building that forms the backdrop for the ensemble of cultural institutions that make up the the Kala Ghoda Art District. Designed by Trubshaw and supervised by Khan Bahadur Muncherjee Murzban in the 1880s, the building was completed in 1888 by John Adams, Executive Engineer to the Bombay Government.
The building is designed in the Gothic Revival style, an aesthetical composition of golden basalt (used as the main backing masonry), and lighter coloured Porbunder limestone (used for detailed works). The well articulated façade has a colonnaded ground floor arcade supporting two floors of arched fenestration and finely detailed cornice bands, punctuated with lofty pyramidical tiled roofs that create a dramatic skyline with spires and turrets. Finely articulated balconies, brackets and balustrades along with intricately designed surface motifs add to the decorative features of the building. UNESCO
Elphinston College
Elphinston College
Elphinston College
Elphinston College
Elphinston College
Elphinston College
Elphinston College
Elphinstone College boasts of a history that dates back earlier than that of University of Mumbai. It is one of the premier institutions in the country that has a long and cherished history of imparting quality education for 150 years. Named after the English scholar, Mountstuart Elphinstone, this institution stands as reminder of the start of higher education in the long list of India under the British. Long after its institutionalization, Elphinstone College is proud of the firebrand revolutionaries that led the thoughts and hearts of Indians in the Indian fight for freedom. Today, the Elphinstone College is fully managed by the Government of Maharashtra.
The building of the College, with its gothic architecture, has been classified as a grade I Heritage structure. It has recently been restored by the Kala Ghoda Association and the college has regained its luminous look. It stands out like a pearl as night falls. The Elphinstone College was awarded Asia-Pacific Heritage Award for Culture Heritage Conservation, in 2004 by UNESCO for the one of the best Heritage buildings restored.
Project Title Restoration of Elphinstone College
Date of Completion Phase 1 completed September 2003
Location Mumbai, India
Costs US$ 52,330
Client Government of Maharashtra
Heritage Architect Abha Narain Lambah
Contractor M/s Construction Techniques
Conservation architect Abha Narain Lambah has been battling to save historic buildings in Mumbai for the past 12 years. She has restored many old structures to their former dignity, among them Mahatma Gandhi’s former home and the JJ School of Arts,
Abha Narain Lambah
Articles
“As an advisory body we have no teeth to enforce our regulations. A regulation is just as good as the next notification. We need legislation.”
Elphinstone College, 156, M. G. Road, Fort, MUMBAI – 400 032, INDIA
Mountstuart Elphinstone (6 October 1779 – 20 November 1859) was a Scottish statesman and historian, associated with the government of British India.
He was appointed as the Governor of Bombay the following year, 1819. His principal achievement was the compilation of the “Elphinstone Code.” He virtually founded the system of state education in India,
Mountstuart Elphinstone: Indian Customs and Manners, 1840
KALA GHODA ASSOCIATION aims at reviving the historic building and spaces of the Kala Ghoda area as the art district of Mumbai.
MS. PALLAVI SHARMA
C/o A.T.E. Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.,
4th Floor, Dr. V. B. Gandhi Marg,
Fort,
Mumbai 400 023
Tel : 6505 5034
T/F : 22885972
mail[at]kalaghodaassociation.com
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