NAI LERT PARK HERITAGE HOME

Nai Lert was born with an innovative mind. His father named him “Lert Samantao”, which means “unique and excellent”. As a young man, he was a well-known entrepreneur, developer and investor. Nai Lert was at the forefront of introducing the first Ice factory to the country; the tallest commercial building in 1925; importing motor vehicles from Europe and the US; initiating the first bus transportation for the city’s capital to name but a few.

Nai Lert was one of the first real estate developers in Thailand. He bought land, allocated it and developed it for sale in sections. He was a creative thinker and a model of bold thinking and actions. He always sought new ways to conduct business. Nai Lert founded many businesses that brought prosperity and modernity to Thailand.

Nai Lert had a vacation home built on his own property on the Saen Saeb Canal named Nai Lert Park Heritage Home, built in 1915. Nai Lert Park Heritage Home was designed in vernacular architecture. The house structure is a large teak house, a raised single-storey house. The roof is hipped with three levels of gables, making it airy and open year-round. Nai Lert Park Heritage Home was initially made from teakwood leftover from shipyard business for which large quantities of wood were ordered from the north of Thailand.

The large teakwood house stands as evidence of Nai Lert’s philosophy of construction simple but beautiful in its owner’s style. It during the War of Greater East Asia, this house was bombed but was returned to its original condition with pride. During the final part of his life, he took permanent residence here. This was a time when this place served as a dock for the construction of passenger ships and a garage for building buses.

Nai Lert Park with its many broadleaf trees, was a private property that belonged to Nai Lert and his family, with his kindness towards the community, the park was open for the public to leisure. At the present, the well preserved and maintained Nai Lert Park remains one of Bangkok’s renowned tranquil verdant venues in the midst of the capital’s central business district. Nai Lert passed away in 1945 when the War of Greater East Asia ended. Nai Lert was done many good things for Thai society and his virtue still remain. Nai Lert family lived in the house until it was decided in 2012 to convert the private residence to a heritage property where greater community shall appreciate the experience and its historical charms. Nai Lert Park Heritage home was turned into a museum filled with historical memorabilia and showcases series of antiques and artefacts since World War II until present, all of which are of the family’s private collections. Today, Nai Lert Park Heritage Home is operated by the family’s third and fourth generations, with a primary purpose in mind, and that is to continue Nai Lert legacy and making the history come alive.

Operating hours: Wednesday - Sunday (Closed on Monday and Tuesday) at 9.30 hrs. 11.30 hrs. 14.30 hrs. and 16.30 hrs. Admission Fee • Adult: THB 250 • Student: THB 100 • Child: below 7 years old - free of charge

For more information and booking ticket, please call: +66(0)2 253 0123, or e-mail: museum@nailertgroup.com