Atapattu Walawwa
Introduction

**Atapattu Walawwa** is a large colonial era [manor house](/wiki/Manor_house "Manor house") situated at 35 Lower Dickson Road, Walawwatta, [Galle](/wiki/Galle "Galle"), [Sri Lanka](/wiki/Sri_Lanka "Sri Lanka").

The [walawwa](/wiki/Walauwa "Walauwa") was constructed by [Mudaliyar](/wiki/Mudaliar "Mudaliar") Don Bastian Gooneratne in 1742\. The two\-storey  building is located within a  garden, approximately  from the centre of Galle. The Walawwa has been the ancestral home of Gooneratne family, who were administrators of the [Dutch](/wiki/Dutch_Ceylon "Dutch Ceylon") and [British](/wiki/British_Ceylon "British Ceylon") colonial governments. Notable past residents of Atapattu Walawwa includes Mudaliyar [Edmund Rowland Gooneratne](/wiki/Edmund_Rowland_Gooneratne "Edmund Rowland Gooneratne") and his son Mark Gooneratne. It is currently being used as a small seven\-room boutique hotel.

On 13 December 1998 the building was formally recognised by the Government as an Archaeological Protected Monument.


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