This interesting place is at Tambon Lam Pam, near
Wat Wang. Originally a government place and the home of the city lord,
the part called Wang Kao (old palace), three adjoining Thai houses,
built in the time of Phraya Phatthalung (Noi Chantharotchanawong) when
he was the provincial governor. The palace later became the property of
Mrs. Praphai Mutamara, the daughter of Luang Si Worachat. The new
palace, or Wang Mai, was built in 1889 by Phraya Aphaiborirakchakrawichitphiphitphakdi (Net Chantharotchanawong), the
son of Phraya Phatthalung, then the provincial governor. The
Chantharotchanawong family has given this palace to the country. The
Fine Arts Department declared it a national historical site in 1983.
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