Historic Buildings at Darjeeling 

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Home of the heritage building and acclaimed as the “Queen of the Himalayas”-Darjeeling as a long established building architecture has attracted all over the world. The architectural styles of Darjeeling town, itself laid out by Lord Napier of Royal Engineers. In the year 1839 there were only ten huts and hundred people. The Darjeeling town is primarily a development by the British as a hill resort for the British officers to spend their leisure time in the summer. They had observed that the Climate and place was suitable for health. So that they had proposed to make Darjeeling as a summer resort as per recommendation of Lt. General G.A. Lloyd. Officially building architectural worked was formed for British administration in 1843 with thirty numbers of buildings such as “ Mount Pleasant” the house of Lt. General Lloyd (Inventor of Darjeeling). “Bryan Stone” where Sir Joseph Hooker lived. “Oak Lodge”, “ Vernon Lodge” etc. In the year 1850 the Town Hall, present municipality building of Darjeeling was established.
History of 19th century of Darjeeling is mostly occupied by the constructional activities and engineering achievement and also most of heritage building was formed during this century. Since then Darjeeling is being developed as an important building architectural drawing in the hill station. Its building architectural drawing and the philosophy of its beatification reflect the sense of esthetic of renaissance period of Europe and also style has been influenced by the Greek and Rome architecture. It has been made according to the meteorological weather and geographical condition as well as to reflect British architectural style.
In the year 1862 the public work department was formed and started various construction works such as secretariat building, Thorn Cottage, Raj Bhavan, Kutchery, Richmondhill, Rivershill, old Kutchery Building, The Natural History Museum, Bloom Field Barrack, Eden Hospital Louis Jubilee Sanatorium, Dowhill & Victoria School, Union Chapel, St. Andrew’s Church, St. Joseph’s Church etc