Martin Burn Limited is a real estate development firm based in
Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
.
History
The history of Martin Burn Limited, generally referred to as Martin & Burn Co. goes back to 1890, when
Sir Rajendranath Mukherjee in partnership with Sir
Thomas Acquin Martin started the firm named Martin Co.
Martin & Co, has to its credit, building waterworks at Tripura, Palta,
Ahmedabad
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,
Lucknow
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and
Benares
Varanasi (, also Benares, Banaras ) or Kashi, is a city on the Ganges, Ganges river in North India, northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hinduism, Hindu world.*
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but, its major contributions are architectural marvels like Esplanade Mansion, Standard Chartered Building,
South Eastern Railway Headquarters in
Garden Reach
Garden Reach is a neighbourhood of Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It is situated in the south-western part of Kolkata on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River. Localities within Garden Reach include Metiabruz, South Eastern Railway Colony, BNR C ...
,
Tipu Sultan Mosque,
Patna Secretariat and
Ujjayanta Palace
Ujjayanta Palace or Nuyungma is the state museum of the Indian state of Tripura and former royal palace of the princely state of Tripura. It was built by Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya in 1901. It housed the State Legislative Assembly betwe ...
. Towards the high point of its business in 1904, the firm was awarded the contract of building the
Victoria Memorial, which was completed in 1921.
[ Many of these buildings have been declared Heritage monuments.
Another construction firm, Burn & Co which was founded as Burn & Currie by Alexander Burn in 1809 and had the experience of building many important structures in Calcutta like St. Andrew's Church (1818), the 152 high Ochterlony Monument (1828) was taken over by Rajendranath Mukherjee in 1927 and the two together went on dotting the city with buildings like St. Xaviers' College (1934–40), Oriental Seminary, ]Belur Math
Belur Math () is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. It is located in Belur, West Bengal, India on the west bank of Hooghly River. Bel ...
(1932), the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission
Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission (RKM) is a spiritual and philanthropic organisation headquartered in Belur Math, West Bengal. The mission is named after the Indian Hindu spiritual guru and mystic Ramakrishna. The mission was founde ...
, Darbhanga House, Assembly House, Grand Hotel Arcade, United Bank Buildings, New Secretariat Building, and Club House at Eden Gardens.
Present status
Martin Burn Limited is now operated by Fatehpuria's and the Mukherjees no longer hold any stake in the business. The company still operates from its original head office at R. N. Mookerjee Road, Martin Burn House in B.B.D. Bagh area of Kolkata.
See also
* Burnpur
References
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Construction and civil engineering companies of India
Companies based in Kolkata
Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1890
Indian companies established in 1890
Indian companies established in 1946
Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange