Lodji Kadipolo is one of the colonial-style buildings located in the Sriwedari area of Surakarta. The name Lodji Kadipolo is taken from Kadipolo Village, which was the name of the Sriwedari area in ancient times.

Originally, Lodji Kadipolo was owned by Johanes Albertus Wilkens, a Dutch government official who specialized in the Javanese language. The building was later purchased by Johannes Busselar on November 12, 1875, and subsequently sold to Raden Mas Tumenggung Weriodiningrat on December 5, 1877, with the property registered under number 49.

For several years, the building was not actively used as a residence. In 1913, RMH Djajadiningrat, a member of the Paheman Radya Pustaka society, requested to use the building as the Radya Pustaka Museum, which has remained its function to this day.

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History of Paheman Radya Pustaka

Paheman Radya Pustaka was founded by KRA Sasradiningrat IV, the royal chief minister (Patih Dalem), on October 28, 1890. Initially located in Panti Wibawan, Kepatihan Surakarta, it served as a gathering place for literature, history, art, and culture enthusiasts.

Radya Pustaka developed into a center of knowledge, producing literary works to serve as sources of education for the people of Surakarta. Its mission included collecting books and literary works of the Surakarta Palace poets, for the purpose of research, preservation, and library collection.

Because the initial location in Kepatihan was part of the royal administration, the general public felt reluctant to visit. To make the collections more accessible to everyone, on January 1, 1913, Radya Pustaka was officially moved to Lodji Kadipolo, in the Sriwedari complex, allowing the broader community to easily visit, learn, and appreciate the books and ancient artifacts preserved in the museum.