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OLD RAUB POLICE STATION
1906, Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur - Gua Musang, 27600 Raub
District, Pahang
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LOCATION
DISTANCE TRAVEL
TIME : 2 hours 30 minutes
POLISAS –
OLD RAUB
POLICE STATION
Type : Vernacular
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HISTORY
1900 :
• The first police station was built on the current site where there is a raub
police station yard.
• Wooden floor and roof made of bertam leaves
• The site was choosen because the place was nearby the storage of tin ore,
gold, post office and hospital.
• Back then,the site also functioned as a route entrance for people from kuala
kubu.
• It objectively for the surrounding community that total more than 500
people and it also provides the Australian gold mining company safetiness.
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1906 :
• The second police station was built because of increased business
activity and population growth.
• It was initially a prison and had two prison officers.
• Famous for its hibiscus garden that surrounds the area around the
fence.
1925 :
• Renovated by adding another level and enlarged slightly due to
increased police activity.
1948 :
• Became the target of communist threats.
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STRUCTURE
• The lower part of the station is constructed from stone, while
the ceiling and upper floor are constructed from high-quality
wood arrangement.
• At the back of the building there is a lockup with 6 cells,
which is separated by a tiled roof passage.
• Known as “Rumah Pasung” because of its function as a
police station and lockup.
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Tanggam
bajang
tunggal
Wooden vetilation
Stairs
Wooden door
connected
only for first
floor
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Wooden window
Colonial style
ornament
Steel net
window with
overhang
Steel window
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CONCLUSION
• Former raub district police station need to be preserved as its contruction can be
referred such as its joints,exterior and interior connection and so on.
• Having its own history and background since it was established.
• Combination of traditional malay and colonial style added its different kind of
aesthetical value.
• Even the building was built before the modernization, the way it was contructed
was very systematic and functional.
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