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Kesawan area of Medan. That said, here-supposedly-settled around 600 existing and historic buildings that once belonged to Medan.
Let's count again little by little what what history has ever set foot in Kesawan, which is based on the map in 1913 (and reproduced in 1945), according to information obtained from Unimed historian, Dr. Phil Ichwan-Azhari was in an area that stretches from Jalan Nienhuysweg ( now changed so Jalan Jend Ahmad Yani) up to Jalan Istana (now the intersection of City Hall).

Jakarta Building Lloyd (former shipping company's office of The Netherlands Shipping Company, had become Rotterdam's Lloyd's office), House of PT London Sumatra Tbk (formerly office of Harrison & Crossfield), Tip Top Café, and certainly not behind the residence of Tjong A Fie. In this area can also be found old mosque called Masjid Lama Bent Lane.
While Modern Bank building that was once the offices Stork (a Dutch company which manufactures and sells industrial machines plantation) has been replaced with a shop Resurrection. Tucked information, if Pemko Medan in 2004, has issued a Building Permit (IMB) Number 01581/644.4/655/04.01 April 14, 2004, for the establishment of a unit of shophouses there.
Kesawan region faces today is strange. On the one hand, he showed the face of the old town of Medan nan antique and artistic, but on the other hand, he is also adjacent to the building which is only able to design class "shop". High shophouses were clearly not just sipped.
Other Aroma is now changing functions sidewalk into "area" trade. In several sections of the store owners looked at the merchandise laid pavement. Pedestrian, again had to "beat"; walking on the side of the road. Not to mention the birds are now increasingly free of swallow nest in some of the shophouses there.
Looking paralysis this area, it is difficult to imagine and believe that this is an icon and was once his trademark Medan because antique buildings that have historic value. Also a place where this region was once the meeting point of the traders in those days.
Regions Kesawan now, have fared the same as well as other historical antique area which was written in earlier writings, Medan Merdeka Square area. Figures 600 historic buildings, is now really in doubt.