Mathuresh Bhawan

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	Mathuresh Bhawan in a July 2007 photograph (click image to open large version)
	A 3D rendering of the Mathuresh Bhawan depicts the structure in its original state. Drawing by Shri Surjit Singh and the Studio IMCON. (click image to open large version)
SOURCE: Information supplemented by interviews with Shri Vinod Joshi.

The Mathuresh Bhawan was so named because it was originally owned by Shri Mathur Prasad Saxena of the Kayastha caste. The building was built in 1890 and had one courtyard. In 1892, the building of the third floor began and six years later, a temple was added to the haveli when the owner’s eldest daughter’s husband died at a young age. In 1936, electrical lines were set up in front of the house and water lines followed four years later. In 1952, the third and fourth floors were made by Jag Mohan Prasad Saxena. Now, shops have encroached upon the home including in front of the entrance.

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