Address Grand Hotel Drive Town or city Nuwara Eliya | Country Sri Lanka Current tenant Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Current tenants Parliament of Sri Lanka Client Government of Sri Lanka Similar Nuwara Eliya Post Office, Nuwara Eliya Racecourse, Galway's Land National, Grand Hotel, Nuwara Eliya Golf Club | ||
General's House is a country house in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. It is the vacationing and country residence of Members of Parliament. Located within the limits of the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council along the Grand Hotel Drive, next to The Hill Club, it is maintained by the Members' Services Office of the Parliament Secretariat.
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History
Built as an English country house, during the late 19th century by the British Colonial administration of the island for the use of the British General Officer Commanding, Ceylon as a vacationing residence in the cold highlands of Nuwara Eliya. Following independence in 1948 the house became the official vacationing residence of the Commander of the Ceylon Army and later was transferred to Parliament Secretariat for the use of MPs.
Ghosts
The old house is said to be hunted by the ghost of a dead English Lady who was found dead in one of the rooms under mysterious circumstances.