Previously, the local population had planned to use stone as building material but was forced to use bamboo because Indonesia was still under the colonization of Dutch East Indies at the time.
Masyarakat setempat sebelumnya merencanakan menggunakan batu sebagai bahan bangunan tetapi terpaksa menggunakan bambu karena pada saat itu Indonesia masih berada di tangan penjajah Belanda.