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A, C ) Ruen Luang Sri Nakaranukul, Phrae.The two-storey Saranai mansion of a rich Chinese merchant, Luang Sri Nakaranukul, was built in a style influenced by the Victorian Gingerbread houses. It was inspired by Vimanmek Palace (in Bangkok) and other architectural styles in the reign of King Rama VI of the Rattanakosin period. B ) Baan Khomsan in an old market community (Gaad Kongta), Lampang, was built by a wealthy Chinese on the Wang River. It shows the popular designs of that time, such as the hip roof with cut-top gable and the stucco mouldings.The later renovation includes lifting the ground floor (as a tilt house) to the same level of Rasada Phisek Bridge nearby to avoid flood damage. D ) Baan Sinanon in the old market community (Gaad Kongta), Lampang, was owned by Luang Wanishkamchorn, a wealthy Chinese ancestor of Sinanon family. The building was influenced by the early Western style of construction, with the two-storey reinforced concrete building and a tetrahedron roof and a sharp-cut gable. E ) Ruen Lung Que, Chiang Mai. The building is located in the Lanna Traditional House Museum, the centre for the promotion of arts and culture, of Chiang Mai University.The two-storey concrete building with a Western-style hip roof was first owned by Arther Lionel Queripel, the first person to introduce strawberry planting inThailand. F , G, H ) 137 Pillars House, Chiang Mai. The private house was owned by Louis T Leonowens, son of Anna Leonowens who taught members of royal family during the reign of King Rama V. The house was built at the same time as his office of British Borneo Company in Chiang Mai. After World War II, the house was abandoned for a period. It was then renovated and had additional buildings to be used as a boutique hotel named “137 Pillars House�.
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