Mules Mansion is a historic real estate owned by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) under the management of Naval Secretariat in Karachi, Pakistan.[1][2] It was built in Anglo-Oriental style in 1917 by Moses Somake. The mansion is named after Horace Charles Mules, the first chairman of the Karachi Port Trust.[3]
Mules Mansion was constructed in 1917 using rugged stonemasonry.[4][5] The building was designed by Jewish architect, Moses Somake, and was named after Horace Charles Mules, the first chairman of the Karachi Port Trust.[4] After the Partition of India, the building temporarily served as the Naval Headquarters and later had various uses, including residential.[4] In the 1970s, some writers resided there.[4]
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24°49′11″N 66°58′33″E / 24.81965°N 66.97594°E / 24.81965; 66.97594