The White Fathers' House (also known as Atiman House) is a historical building in

Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam (, ; from ) is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of the Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over 7 million people, Dar es Salaam is the largest city in East Africa by population and the ...

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. It is located in Sokoine Street, north-east of St. Joseph's Cathedral.Michael Hodd, ''East Africa Handbook: The Travel Guide'', pp. 343-344 It is named after the

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, as the building has been the seat of their

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since 1922. The alternative name of ''"Atiman"'' refers to Dr. Adrien Atiman, a Catholic catechist and medical doctor, originally from Tindirma, Mali who was freed from slavery in

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by the White Fathers and later served in Tanzania until his death, in 1924. The building is believed to have been built in the 1860s (possibly 1866) as a

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for

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Majid of

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. In 1922, it was sold to the White Fathers, and became their main base in

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.Dar es Salaam Tourism
/ref> The building is open to visitors and has a little exhibit with old pictures of Dar's sea front, dating back to the years of

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rule (early 20th century).

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