The house is where Tran Phu (1904 - 1931) the first General Secretary of the Party wrote the Draft of Political Thesis - “Thesis on Bourgeois Civil Rights Revolution ”.
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| A corner of Hang Bong Nhuom (Tho Nhuom) Street, where was known as “Western” street at that time. The house No. 90 has four floors with the villa style. |
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This house was owned by Mr. Bertheur - a French inspector of the Central Department of Finance under the French colonial government at that time. |
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In early May 1930, comrade Tran Phu, a Vietnamese revolutionary and the first general secretary of the Communist Party moved to live in this house. |
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His room in the basement was six square meters, enough for a bed with a window overlooking the street where he was able to see the main gate and notice everything outside and escape to the backyard when necessary. |
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| Many meetings took place here until midnight. The comrades in the Standing Committee often slept right on chairs in the hallway. |
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| During the time of writing the draft of Party-Political Thesis, comrade Tran Phu often sat on the floor and used his bed as a desk. |
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Tran Phu’s working desk and the wooden bed where Communist Party members used to take rests when they came to the house. |
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A portrait of comrade Tran Phu. |
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The “Thesis on Bourgeois Civil Rights Revolution ” written by Tran Phu. |
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In 1960, on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Communist Party, the house was recognized as the birthplace of the Party' Political Thesis and became an important relic. |
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On the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi capital establishment in 2010, the house was restored to become a historic spot attracting a lot of visitors. |
