144 Moulmein Road is a bungalow on Moulmein Road in Novena, Singapore. It currently houses the Tuberculosis Control Unit.[1]
Description
editThe single-storey building is elevated above the ground with masonry piers to protect against flooding, as well as to provide additional ventilation. According to the Urban Redevelopment Authority, the building's design is "adapted from traditional South East Asian/Malay architecture."[2] Two "distinctive" octagonal turrets built in the Queen Anne Revival style can be found on either side of the front.[3] The porch features masonry columns of the Doric order. Mouldings around the windows, porch pediment and above the front door depict Chinese bats and coins.[2] The building features the standard Malay house plan, with a verandah, known as a serambi, at the front of the bungalow and a central section, known as a rumah ibu, which leads to the rear section of the bungalow.[3]
History
editThe house served as the residence of Hakka businessman Lim Soo Ban, who died in December 1952.[4] The Tuberculosis Control Unit of the nearby Tan Tock Seng Hospital moved into the building in the late 1950s.[5] It was also used as a chapel for the staff of the Tan Tock Seng Hospital. It was gazetted for conservation by the Urban Redevelopment Authority on 6 June 2014, along with 142 Moulmein Road and the Former Nurses' Quarters of the hospital.[2][6]
References
edit- ^ "《老房子•新鲜事》摩绵路144号". Channel 8. Singapore. 27 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "144 MOULMEIN ROAD". ura.gov.sg. Urban Redevelopment Authority. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ a b "European outside, Asian inside". The Straits Times. Singapore. 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Conservation house at 144 Moulmein Road which houses the Tuberculosis Control Unit of the Communicable Disease Centre at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. This house used to be the home of a Hakka businessman, Mr Lim Soo Ban, who passed away in December 1952". ura.gov.sg. National Archives of Singapore. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ Khoo, Fun Yong (1981). X-rays in Singapore, 1896-1975. Singapore University Press. p. 64. ISBN 9789971690281.
- ^ Koh, John (1981). Looking at Heritage Buildings. Urban Redevelopment Authority. p. 26.