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'''Oakover''' is a historic building in [[Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh|Himchal Pradesh]], [[India]]. One of the earliest houses built in Shimla, it is the official residence of [[Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/-oakover-receives-cm/521674.html|title='Oakover' receives CM|date=1 Jan 2018|work=The Tribune|access-date=9 Apr 2018}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
A British era building Oakover previously served as residence of Maharajas of former [[Patiala State]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hillpost.in/2016/10/oakover-shimla-a-jinxed-building/107392/|title=Oakover Shimla – A Jinxed Building {{!}} Hill Post|website=hillpost.in|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/oakover-himachal-cm-s-abode-bodes-ill-for-all-112123102008_1.html|title=Oakover, Himachal CM's abode, 'bodes ill for all'|last=Chauhan|first=Baldev S.|date=2012-12-31|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref><br />
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Oakover cemetery was opened in 1828 and is considered the oldest British era cemetery in Shimla. It was in use until 1841 and has since fallen into disrepair and neglect.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hillpost.in/2012/01/a-requiem-for-dead-at-himachals-cemeteries/39020/|title=A requiem for dead at Himachal’s cemeteries {{!}} Hill Post|website=hillpost.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://india.ucanews.com/news/british-organization-offers-help-to-restore-cemeteries/16594/daily|title=British organization offers help to restore cemeteries {{!}} UCAN India|website=india.ucanews.com|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref><br />
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== In art and popular culture ==<br />
British photographer [[Samuel Bourne]] travelled through India beginning in January 1863. He also visited Shimla and took photos featuring Oakover: ''Oakover, Simla''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O128745/oakover-simla-photograph-bourne-samuel/|title=Oakover, Simla {{!}} Bourne, Samuel {{!}} V&A Search the Collections|website=collections.vam.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref> ''Simla, from Oakover''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/138731/samuel-bourne-simla-from-oakover-english-1863/|title=Simla; From "Oakover" (Getty Museum)|website=The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles|language=en|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref> and ''Jakko, from Oakover''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/202184/samuel-bourne-simla-jakko-from-oakover-general-view-from-the-tonga-road-english-1863/|title=Simla; Jakko, from "Oakover" (General View from the Tonga Road) (Getty Museum)|website=The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles|language=en|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref><br />
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