Is located on
Satun Thani Road, Soi 5, opposite the Satun Provincial Land O"ce.
Construction was started in
1898 and completed in 1916 by Phraya Phumnatphakdi or Tunku Baharutdin Bin
Tammahong (formerly Kuden
Binkumae), the ruler of Satun, during the reign of King Rama V. 
The mansion was
intended to be a royal residence during a royal visit of King Rama V to the
South. However, the king did not stay overnight here. The building was later
used as an o"cial residence and as the Satun Town Hall. Until World War II
in around 1941, the building was occupied by Japanese soldiers as their command
unit. It was also used asthe Satun City Hall and other important o"cial
places. During 1997 – 2000, the Fine Arts Department renovated the Kuden
Mansion into a western two-storey brick building. Curved doors and windows are
in the European architectural style of art. Its Thai-styled hip-roof is covered
with Spanish terra cotta roof tiles.
Window panels consist of wooden shutters.
The top of the pediment is adorned with a star-shaped vent in accordance with
Islamic architecture. Inside, there are displays of history of Satun town and ways
of life of the people of Satun, such as the sea dwellers of Ko Li Pe, pot
making, a room of the ruler of Satun’s residence, a room of the Thai Muslim
culture depicting arts, culture, traditions, local lifestyles, etc.
The museum is open
on Wednesdays to Sundays from 09.00 a.m. – 04.00 p.m. It is closed on Mondays, Tuesdays, and
public holidays. Admission fee is 50 Baht. Tel. 0 7472 3140.
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