Edward House, Karachi

Edward House (Urdu: ایڈورڈ ہاؤس) is a building which is located in the Civil Lines area of Karachi, Pakistan[1] It was designed by the Iraqi-Jewish architect Moses Somake in 1910,[1] and named after Somake's son, Ellis Edward.

[2] Edward House is made of local Gizri sandstone and limestone,[3] with ornamental molds.

[6] It used to house the Cafe Grand, operated by Herbert Bertie Cumper.

[8] The building is protected by the Sindh Cultural Preservation Act, 1994.

[1] The restoration was criticized on the grounds that the Sindh Department of Antiquities awarded works to an inexperienced contractor who "over-restored" the building,[9] and chiseled away some original stone work in attempt to remove the patina which had formed on the building.

Edward House