144 Moulmein Road

Bungalow in Novena, Singapore 144 Moulmein Road is a bungalow on Moulmein Road in Novena, Singapore. It currently houses the Tuberculosis Control Unit. 27 June 2016 《老房子•新鲜事》摩绵路144号 Channel 8 Singapore Description The 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." https://www.ura.gov.sg/Conservation-Portal/Explore/History?bldgid=MMRMDLR_0002 144 MOULMEIN ROAD ura.gov.sg Urban Redevelopment Authority 25 June 2024 Two "distinctive" octagonal turrets built in the Queen Anne Revival style can be found on either side of the front. 2 January 2016 European outside, Asian inside The Straits Times Singapore 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. 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. History The house served as the residence of Hakka businessman Lim Soo Ban, who died in December 1952. https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-details/b95709d0-1162-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad 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 25 June 2024 The Tuberculosis Control Unit of the nearby Tan Tock Seng Hospital moved into the building in the late 1950s. X-rays in Singapore, 1896-1975 64 9789971690281 Khoo Fun Yong Singapore University Press 1981 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. Looking at Heritage Buildings 26 Koh John Urban Redevelopment Authority 2015 References 1.31944 103.84753 dms type:landmark_region:SG title Category:Buildings and structures in Singapore