Architecture
The Mango House was designed by architect Mukhtar Saqr, who had also designed the close-by Al Bilbeisi House II. Located on Jabal Amman, the Mango House is an example of a new style of Jordanian architecture and differs greatly from the houses built in the area during the 1920s and 30s, as well as from its 1940s contemporaries. The house is built with smooth rose stone and has numerous wrap-around balconies. A similarity to other 1940s houses is the clear separation of rooms, instead of using a more traditional tripartite plan. The Mango House is built in two separate halves, so as to accommodate the two brothers living there when it was built.
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