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Toko
Merah
was
built
in
1730
by Gustaaf
Willem
baron
van
Imhoff on
a
land
area
of
2,471
square
meters.
The
house
was
built
in
such
a
way
that
it
is
large,
magnificent
and
comfortable.
The
name
"Toko
Merah"
is
based
on
one
of
its
functions,
namely
as
a
shop
owned
by
a
Chinese
citizen,
Oey
Liauw
Kong,
since
the
mid-19th
century
for
quite
a
long
time.
The
name
is
also
based
on
the
color
of
the
front
wall
of
the
building
which
is
painted
red
with
a
heart
directly
on
the
surface
of
the
unplastered
bricks.
The
red
heart
color
can
also
be
seen
in
the
interior
of
the
building,
which
is
mostly
red
with
the
carvings
also
being
red
in
color.
But
there
are
also
those
who
say
that
the
name
"Red
Shop"
was
taken
after
the
Pacinan
commotion
at
that
time
many
Chinese
corpses
were
scattered
in
Kali
Besar
so
that
the
water
surface
turned
red.
In
addition,
in
the
land
deed
No.
957,
No.
958
dated
13
July
1920
stated
that
these
parcels
belonged
to
NV
Bouwmaatschapij
"Toko
Merah".
Apart
from
van
Imhoff,
this
building
also
became
the
residence
of
several
Governor-Generals
such
as
Jacob
Mossel (1750–1761), Petrus
Albertus
van
der
Parra (1761–1775), Reinier
de
Klerk (1777–1780),
Nicolaas
Hartingh,
and
Baron
von
Hohendorff.
In
1743-1755
it
was
used
as
the
Campus
and
Dormitory
of
the
Académie
de
Marine
(naval
academy),
then
in
1786-1808
it
was
used
for
the
Heerenlogement
or
hotel
for
officials.
In
1809-1813
the
entire
building
was
used
as
a
residence
by
Anthony
Nacare.
During
the
period
1813-1851
the
ownership
changed
several
times
until
it
was
owned
by Oey
Liauw
Kong who
served
as
taka,
so
it
was
popularly
known
as
"Red
Taka".
In
1920
it
was
purchased
and
restored
by
NV
Bouw
Maatschappij
"Red
Shop"
which
cost
one
million
guilders.
This
building
was
repaired
again
by
Bank
Voor
Indie
who
then
had
an
office
here
until
1925.
Then
it
was
occupied
by
a
number
of
Bureaus
and
Trade
Offices:
Algemene
Landbouws
Syndicaat,
De
Semarangse
Zee
en
Brandassuransi
Mij,
and
WM
Muller.
&
Co.
In
1934-1942
it
became
the
Headquarters
of
N.V.
Jacobson
vanl
den
Berg
one
of
the
Dutch
Colonial
"The
Big
Five"
companies.
During
the
Japanese
occupation
it
became
the
Japanese
Army
Health
Service
Building.
After
Indonesia's
independence,
Toko
Merah
went
through
phases
of
changing
hands
of
office
owners,
one
of
which
was
PT.
Satya
Niaga
in
1964.
Then
in
1977
it
changed
to
PT
Dharma
Niaga
(Ltd)
and
the
building
was
still
used
as
an
office.
In
the
1990s,
Toko
Merah
was
made
a
Cultural
Heritage
Building
based
on
Law
no.
5
of
1992
and
Decree
of
the
Governor
of
DKI
Jakarta
No.
475
March
29,
1993.
After
being
neglected
for
so
long,
Toko
Merah
was
finally
restored
in
2012
and
now
Toko
Merah
is
transformed
into
a
'function
hall'
which
can
be
used
as
a
conference
and
exhibition
venue.
Toko
Merah
is
located
on
Jl.
West
Kali
Besar
no.
11.
This
building
was
probably
built
around
1730
by
von
Imhoff.
He
lived
in
the
building
before
being
appointed
Governor
General.
At
that
time,
Kali
Besar
was
seen
as
an
upscale
area
(a
place
where
the
elite
and
socialites
lived).
Kali
Besar
has
changed
its
function
several
times,
as
have
the
houses
on
both
sides
of
the
river
or
river.
Toko
Merah
consists
of
two
houses.
Its
name
comes
from
the
color
of
the
red
paint
on
the
wood
in
the
room.
The
red
color
gives
the
impression
of
a
Chinese
touch
to
this
typical
Dutch
house,
especially
since
the
furniture
is
similar
in
color.
Meanwhile,
the
red
bricks
on
the
front
wall
were
added
by
Bank
voor
Indie
in
1923,
from
the
original
form
of
white
plaster
walls.
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