Thread: Treasury Dept orders historic buildings conservation

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Treasury Department has ordered its provincial offices to carry out a survey of old and historically important buildings for conservation. The survey is set to be completed in August, providing protection against the demolition of these buildings.


The Treasury Department’s Director General, Yuttana Yimgarund said the department has ordered its offices to locate state property buildings which have historic, artistic, or architectural value for conservation, thereby granting these buildings protection against demolition.


Provincial Treasury Department offices and the Bureau of Bangkok State Property Management will be responsible for identifying these buildings over coming weeks.


Occupants of state property buildings will be advised to examine and appreciate the historic, artistic, or architectural value of their building, and must strictly comply with the law and regulations governing maintenance and renovation of such buildings.


The Treasury Department has been overseeing this heritage conservation as one of its key campaigns in the 2020 and 2021 fiscal year. The department is currently taking care of 66 historic and important buildings, such as Khun Pitak Borihan House in Ayutthaya, and Louis House in Lampang.


National News Bureau Of Thailand

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The Treasury Department is surveying about 200 old Crown Property buildings throughout the country, several of which are reputed to be haunted, for possible development for commercial purposes while retaining their architectural and aesthetic characteristics.
Mr. Amnuay Preemonwong, director-general of the Treasury Department, said that most of these old buildings are over 100 years old, with several of them being abandoned and not properly maintained.
He added that several of these buildings were under the care of state agencies, but the department will recall them for development for commercial purposes if they have been abandoned by the agencies concerned.
He cited the case of the Green House, in Pak Hai district of Ayutthaya province, belonging to Khun Pitak Boriharn, an official during the reign of King Chulalongkorn, and the old customs office building in the northeastern province of Nong Khai, bordering the Laos PDR.
In Bangkok, he disclosed that there are 21 such old buildings, located on prime land, which have the potential to be developed and turned into boutique hotels and restaurants.
Mr. Amnuay said that there are people, tourists included, who prefer to stay or eat in places said to be haunted as a thrill or to be part of the history, adding that this would attract investors as well.
The old buildings will be renovated, while preserving their historical value and architectural characteristics, and rented out to those who are interested.

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