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The Police headquarters building is a heritage building in
The building was built in 1839. Known as "Perfect Unanimity", the present building was originally a
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
, Tamil Nadu
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, India
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. It is located facing the Marina Beach opposite the Queen Mary's College and the lighthouse
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on the junction of Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai and Kamaraj Salai. It was built in 1839. It houses the director general (DGP) of the Tamil Nadu Police
Tamil Nadu Police is the primary law enforcement agency of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is over 150 years old and is the fifth largest state police force in India.
. The building was renovated in 1993.
History
The building was built in 1839. Known as "Perfect Unanimity", the present building was originally a Free Masons
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lodge, which was taken on lease by the Police in 1865 for a rent of 90 per month. In 1874, the Madras Presidency
The Madras Presidency, or the Presidency of Fort St. George, also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision (presidency) of British India. At its greatest extent, the presidency included most of southern India, including the ...
Police bought the building for a sum of 20,000. The building was expanded and repaired at a cost of 10,000.
In 1993, the building was renovated.
See also
*Chennai Police Commissionerate
The Chennai City Police Commissionerate building is a 9-storied building on Poonamallee High Road at Vepery, Chennai. It houses the office of the commissioner of Chennai city police.
History
The commissionerate was originally headquartered in ...
* Heritage structures in Chennai
Chennai, with historically rich records dating at least from the time of the Pallavas, houses 2,467 heritage buildings within its metropolitan area ( CMA), the highest within any Metropolitan Area limit in India. Most of these buildings are arou ...
* Architecture of Chennai
Chennai architecture is a confluence of many architectural styles. From ancient Tamil temples built by the Pallavas, to the Indo-Saracenic style (pioneered in Madras) of the colonial era, to 20th-century steel and chrome of skyscrapers. Ch ...
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