

Abolon house (Batak Toba:Ruma Bolon) is aNorthern Sumatra traditional house inIndonesia.[1] Bolon houses are also tourist objects in Northern Sumatra.[2] Bolon houses are made withwood.[1] The house floor is made with boards.[1] The roof is made with rumbia leaves.[2] Bolon houses have no individual rooms, but the space inside is divided.[1] There is space for the house leader, for family meetings, for daughters who have married but have no house of their own, and for the oldest son who has already married.[1] This space is influenced byBatak culture.[2] In ancient times, bolon houses used to be the place where 13 kings ofBatak lived.[2] Today, only a few bolon houses can be found in North Sumatra.[2]