| Maharashtra Police Headquarters building | |
|---|---|
| Royal Alfred Sailors' Home | |
 An 1870s photograph of what was then the Royal Alfred Sailors' Home. | |
| Location | Wellington Circle, Lion Gate |
| Coordinates | 18°55′31″N 72°50′00″E / 18.92528°N 72.83333°E |
| Area | Fort, Mumbai |
| Built | 1876 |
| Architectural style(s) | Gothic Revival, Venetian Gothic |
  Location of Maharashtra Police Headquarters building in Mumbai  Maharashtra Police Headquarters (India) | |
Maharashtra Police Headquarters building (formerly Royal Alfred Sailors' Home) is a Grade I listed UNESCO World Heritage Site in South Mumbai that was built between 1872 and 1876, and designed by the British architect Frederick William Stevens, who also designed the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.[1] The building is often confused with Mumbai Police Headquarters, also built in Gothic Revival style, and several newspapers often carry the image of Maharashtra headquarters while reporting on the latter.[2][3] The headquarters are located at Wellington Circle in Fort, and face the Wellington Fountain.[4]
Royal Alfred Sailors' Home, the previous occupant of the building, was named after Prince Alfred, the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, who visited Bombay in 1870. It was a recuperation centre for sick European sailors, and provided accommodation for 20 officers and about 100 seamen. After 1928, it served as the Bombay Presidency Legislative Assembly and then the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan until 1982, when the Maharashtra Police moved into the building.
- ^ "(Former) Royal Alfred Sailors' Home, Bombay, by Frederick William Stevens (1847-1900)". www.victorianweb.org.
- ^ "Mumbai Police's over 100-yr-old office set for a facelift". The Economic Times. 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Mumbai Police to soon get its own museum". Deccan Herald. 11 May 2018.
- ^ Michell, George (1 May 2013). Southern India: A Guide to Monuments Sites & Museums. Roli Books Private Limited. ISBN 9788174369031 – via Google Books.