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Stamford House built 1904 by architects Swan & McLaren
Commercial building, sometimes used as a hotel annex
HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND BRIDGES
ARCHITECTS AND CONSTRUCTION DATA
Anderson Bridge opened 1910 and is part of Singapore's
Formula One Street Circuit (three steel arches)
Colonial-style building in Singapore built in 1910
The Majestic 1927 by Swan & McLaren Architects
Mr. Eu Tong Sen's historic Cantonese Opera House
Singapore's historic shophouses vanish more and more
in favour of modern high-rise buildings and residential
developments all over the city: For rent by Owner...
Capitol Theatre 1929 Keys & Dowdeswell Architects
Once a premier picture palace with live variety shows
The neo-classical style Old Hill Street Police Station
was built in 1933 and now has 911 colourful windows.
The main courtyard has been converted into an ARTrium for
artistic perfomances, public art, art galleries and art shows.
Tiong Bahru pre-war housing built in 1936 for the upper-class
Tiong Bahru 1948 post-war Modern Streamline flats
Singapore's Custom's House with lookout tower was built 1968
at Collyer Quay. A police division watched one of the world's
busiest harbours with hundreds of officers in speedboats doing
cargo examination on suspicious ships.