Sathon Mansion

The Sathon Mansion (Thai: บ้านสาทร) or Luang Chitchamnongwanit Mansion is a complex of historic buildings in Bangkok, Thailand. It was built in 1888, during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), for Luang Chitchamnongwanit, son-in-law of Luang Sathonrachayut (Yom Pisolyabutra), the wealthy Chinese businessman and government official who owned and developed the land around Khlong Sathon. In 1910, Luang Chitchamnongwanit went bankrupt, and ownership of the mansion fell to the Privy Purse (later to become the Crown Property Bureau) in 1916.[1] King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) bestowed the mansion to Chao Phraya Ram Rakhop, and later, in the 1920s, it became the site of the Hotel Royal. In 1948, the property was leased to the USSR, and it served as the site of the Soviet—and later Russian—embassy until the year 1999.[2]

Sathon Mansion
บ้านสาทร
Sathon Mansion in 2018
Alternative names	The House on Sathorn
General information
Status	Active
Type	House
Architectural style	Neoclassical
Address	106 North Sathon Rd., Silom Subdistrict, Bang Rak District
Town or city	Bangkok
Country	Thailand
Coordinates	13°43′20″N 100°31′44″E
Current tenants	W Hotel Bangkok
Completed	1888
Renovated	2006–14
Known for	Former site of the Russian embassy

The mansion underwent extensive renovations in the 2000s, as part of the development of the Sathorn Square office tower and the W Bangkok hotel, which now flank the mansion on each side.[3] It reopened in July 2015 as a restaurant and entertainment venue for the W Bangkok, known as "The House on Sathorn".[2] The mansion also served as a main location for the 2016 film A Gift.

References

1. "Special Trip of the Siam Society". Siamese Heritage Trust website. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
2. "Ready to make history again". The Nation. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
3. Tan, Itthi C (1 November 2004). "Sathorn Square: Historic site boosts value of project". The Nation.