Ripon building

 

Commissioned in 1909, the Ripon Building was designed by G.T.S. Harris. The foundation stone was laid by Lord Minto, Governor General and Viceroy of India.

It was built by Loganatha Mudaliar, and took four years to build at a cost of ₹750,000

The Ripon building was named after Lord Ripon, Governor-General of British India and the Father of local self-government. Earl of Minto, the then Viceroy laid the foundation on 12 December 1909.

The Municipal Corporation of Madras, after functioning from several other places including Errabalu Chetty Street, settled at

 Ripon building in 1913