What to do at Rumah Penghulu Abu Seman in KL

Rumah Penghulu Abu Seman, a restored and relocated traditional Malay house, stands juxtaposed amidst the city’s skyscrapers. —Photos: MING TEOH/The Star

Rumah Penghulu Abu Seman, built between 1910 and the early 1930s, was once owned by the penghulu or village headman of Mukim Bagan Samak in Bandar Baharu, Kedah. The house was originally located in a small village there called Kampung Sungai Kechil.

Today, you don’t have to travel all the way to Kedah to see it. In 1996, Badan Warisan Malaysia (Malaysia Heritage Trust) rescued, restored and relocated Rumah Penghulu Abu Seman to Kuala Lumpur. The house had been left dilapilated for years after the passing of the penghulu.