A History of the Mahrattas v2.c57.5

v2.c57.5

¹ [Dapūrī (Dhapooree) is a village in Havēlī tāluka, Poona District, six miles north of Poona City. It contains several old bungalows and gardens, of which the earliest was built about 1820 by Captain Ford, C.B., who was for some time assistant to Sir Barry Close, Resident at Poona, and subsequently raised and commanded a brigade for the Pēshwā. In his house at Dapūrī he entertained in grand style. In 1828 Sir John Malcolm purchased his residence for Government, and it was used as the Governor's residence until 1865, when the present Government House at Ganeshkhind was completed. Sir John Malcolm established a fine botanical garden on the estate, which was eventually sold by auction, together with the house, during the American Civil War (1863-5). During the closing years of the nineteenth century the house was occupied by a brewery. (B.G., xviii, pt. iii. 127 f.)]