National Archives Building, Jakarta

The National Archives Building (Indonesian: Gedung Arsip Nasional) is the building of the Government Museum in Jakarta, Indonesia. The building, formerly a late 18th-century private residence of Governor-General Reinier de Klerk, is part of the cultural heritage of Jakarta. The house is an archetypal Indies-Style house of the earliest period.

The building in the 1930s

Interior of the National Archives Building

National Archives Building
Gedung Arsip Nasional
National Archives Building
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General information
Status	Restored
Type	Museum
Architectural style	Old Indies style
Location	Jakarta, Indonesia
Address	Jalan Gajah Mada no. 111
Coordinates	6°9′14″S 106°49′1″E
Groundbreaking	1755[1]
Estimated completion	1760[2]
Design and construction
Architect(s)	anonymous
Other information
Public transit access	Mangga Besar

References

1. de Haan 1922, pp. 72–6.
2. Akihary 1990, p. 11.

Cited works

• Akihary, Huib (1990). Architectuur & Stedebouw in Indonesië 1870/1970. Zutphen: De Walburg Pers. ISBN 9072691024.
• de Haan, F. (1922). Oud Batavia - Eerste en tweede deel. Batavia: G. Kolff & Co.
• Gill, Ronald (1998). Gunawan Tjahjono (ed.). Country Houses in the 18th Century. Indonesian Heritage - Architecture. Vol. 6. Singapore: Archipelago Press. ISBN 981-3018-30-5.
• Het Indische bouwen: architectuur en stedebouw in Indonesie : Dutch and Indisch architecture 1800-1950. Helmond: Gemeentemuseum Helmond. 1990. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
• Messakh, Matheos V. (July 15, 2008). "A home truth about the house of a Dutch governor-general". The Jakarta Post. PT. Niskala Media Tenggara. Archived from the original on July 26, 2008. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
• Taylor, Jean Gelman (1983). The Social World of Batavia: European and Eurasian in Dutch Asia (illustrated ed.). Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299094706.