Sir George Everest House

George Everest House is situated about 6 kms from Gandhi Chowk in Mussoorie and one of the major tourist attractions in Mussoorie. Sir George Everest's House and Laboratory, also known as the Park Estate was built in 1832. It was the home and laboratory of Sir George Everest. He was a Surveyor-General of India from 1830 to 1843. Sir George was largely responsible for completing the section of the Great Trigonometric Survey of India along the meridian arc from the south of India extending north to Nepal. Hillary and Tenzing were the first successful persons who ascended the Mount Everest. Later on they named this peak as a Mount Everest to give tribute to Sir George Everest. The house is situated in a place from where you can see panoramic view of the Doon Valley on one side and the snow clad Himalayan ranges on the other.

The house is under the jurisdiction of the Archeological Survey of India and has been long neglected. The underground water cisterns can still be seen, outside the house. These underground water tanks are quite deep and lie uncovered, in the front yard, posing danger to humans and animals, especially during snowfall, when the ground is wet and slippery. The interior of the house is still at good condition. The house is now secured by iron grills all over. No one can enter the house now.

How to reach George Everest

It is 6 kms away from Gandhi Chowk, West Mall Road, Mussoorie. You can hire jeep, cab or taxi from Dehradun or Mussoorie to reach here. Nearby rail is at Dehradun Railway station which is 38 km away from this place and airport at Jolly Grant, Dehradun is 65 kms away.