A.A. Maramis Building

A.A. Maramis Building
Gedung A.A. Maramis
The A.A. Maramis Building, formerly dubbed the Witte Huis or Gedong Putih, the "White House".
A.A. Maramis Building is located in Jakarta
A.A. Maramis Building
location within Jakarta
A.A. Maramis Building is located in Indonesia
A.A. Maramis Building
A.A. Maramis Building (Indonesia)
Former namesPalace of Governor-General Daendels, Paleis Waterlooplein (Palace of Waterloo Square), Het Witte Huis or Gedong Putih ("The White House"), Het Grote Huis ("The Big House")
General information
TypeGovernment building
Architectural styleIndies Empire style
LocationJakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates6°10′09″S 106°50′14″E / 6.169257°S 106.837096°E / -6.169257; 106.837096
Current tenantsMinistry of Finance
Construction startedMarch 7, 1809[1]
Completed1828[1]
OwnerThe Ministry of Finance of Indonesia
Design and construction
Architect(s)Ir. J. Tromp

The A.A. Maramis Building is an early 19th-century building in Jakarta, Indonesia. It hosts the headquarters of the Indonesian Ministry of Finance.

The building was built following Dutch East Indies Governor General Herman Willem Daendels's intention to move the official residence of the governor-general of the Dutch East Indies from the decaying Old Town to the southern suburb of Weltevreden. It was never used as an official residence of the governor-general.

It is the second oldest surviving building in Central Jakarta (after Istana Negara) in terms of when the construction was started, [2] and the largest private residence ever built in Jakarta.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference older was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Merrillees 2015, p. 46.
  3. ^ Merrillees 2000, p. 189.