Monument Safeguarded: Lahore’s Vintage Ewing Hall Slated for Full Restoration Process

The Lahore Heritage Areas Revival Board (LHAR) has provided a clarification concerning recent accounts and public anxiety regarding Ewing Hall situated in Anarkali, Lahore, declaring that the structure will not face demolition and will alternatively be safeguarded and rehabilitated in accordance with its historical protection directives.

According to the LHAR declaration, Ewing Hall was rented out in 1915 to serve as scholar hostel housing and has stayed vacant regarding its initial educational and residential objective since 2015.

The council mentioned that lease debts surpassing Rs. 10 crore (roughly Rs. 107 million) had piled up across the years notwithstanding iterative notifications and warnings.

The briefing additionally pointed out that the Board of Revenue, Punjab delivered an official show-cause notification in March 2026, granting all involved parties a chance to outline their perspective.

Following deliberations involving Forman Christian College and the Higher Education Department, the Member (Colonies) issued a statutory decree on April 27, 2026, reclaiming the property on behalf of the provincial administration.

LHAR highlighted that the determination was not sudden, but rather the consequence of an extended judicial procedure continuing over multiple years. It furthermore clarified that Ewing Hall will escape destruction, appending that the property will undergo restoration matching heritage preservation standards.

The agency noted that both LHAR and the Walled City of Lahore Authority remain committed to the protection and maintenance of vintage architecture rather than its liquidation, and characterized Ewing Hall as a vital element of Lahore’s structural history that will be sustained and revived.

It additionally noted that the entity maintains profound admiration for Forman Christian College, its traditional inheritance, and the minority populations connected to the academy.

LHAR emphasized that the dispute is entirely legal and bureaucratic in character and not aimed at any societal group or academy, reconfirming its readiness for discussions with all involved entities.