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In its annual report for 1957, the Singaporean branch of the [[Red Cross Society]] announced that it intended to construct a permanent premises for the society for $300,000, of which $95,000 had already been raised. The building was to house the its offices and lecture halls.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19581211-1.2.54</ref> By June 1959, negotiations for a piece of land on which the building was to be built, which was then on the corner of Penang Lane and Canning Rise, were under way.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19590625-1.2.68</ref> [[Ena Mary McLaren|Lady Goode]], then the president of the Singaporean branch of the Red Cross Society, laid the building's foundation stone on 19 November 1959. It was officially opened by then-[[Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore]] [[Yusof Ishak]] on 5 September 1961.<ref |
In its annual report for 1957, the Singaporean branch of the [[Red Cross Society]] announced that it intended to construct a permanent premises for the society for $300,000, of which $95,000 had already been raised. The building was to house the its offices and lecture halls.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19581211-1.2.54</ref> By June 1959, negotiations for a piece of land on which the building was to be built, which was then on the corner of Penang Lane and Canning Rise, were under way.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19590625-1.2.68</ref> [[Ena Mary McLaren|Lady Goode]], then the president of the Singaporean branch of the Red Cross Society, laid the building's foundation stone on 19 November 1959.<ref name = "NLB">https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/image-detail?cmsuuid=201d46e3-4195-42e4-a3ac-d9a26deaf248</ref> It was officially opened by then-[[Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore]] [[Yusof Ishak]] on 5 September 1961.<ref name = "NLB"/> The building was initially two stories, featuring a concrete canopy in the shape of a boomerang hanging over its main entrance. It was the Singaporean branch of the society's first permanent location.<ref>https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/Places/landmarks/orchard-heritage-trail/red-cross-house</ref> |
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The building was gazetted for conservation by the [[Urban Redevelopment Authority]] in May 2014.<ref>https://www.ura.gov.sg/Conservation-Portal/Explore/Conservation-Plan?bldgid=RCROSS_00001</ref> |
The building was gazetted for conservation by the [[Urban Redevelopment Authority]] in May 2014.<ref>https://www.ura.gov.sg/Conservation-Portal/Explore/Conservation-Plan?bldgid=RCROSS_00001</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:08, 31 May 2024
Red Cross House is a building on Penang Lane in Singapore which houses the Singapore Red Cross Society.
History
In its annual report for 1957, the Singaporean branch of the Red Cross Society announced that it intended to construct a permanent premises for the society for $300,000, of which $95,000 had already been raised. The building was to house the its offices and lecture halls.[1] By June 1959, negotiations for a piece of land on which the building was to be built, which was then on the corner of Penang Lane and Canning Rise, were under way.[2] Lady Goode, then the president of the Singaporean branch of the Red Cross Society, laid the building's foundation stone on 19 November 1959.[3] It was officially opened by then-Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore Yusof Ishak on 5 September 1961.[3] The building was initially two stories, featuring a concrete canopy in the shape of a boomerang hanging over its main entrance. It was the Singaporean branch of the society's first permanent location.[4]
The building was gazetted for conservation by the Urban Redevelopment Authority in May 2014.[5]
References
- ^ https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19581211-1.2.54
- ^ https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19590625-1.2.68
- ^ a b https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/image-detail?cmsuuid=201d46e3-4195-42e4-a3ac-d9a26deaf248
- ^ https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/Places/landmarks/orchard-heritage-trail/red-cross-house
- ^ https://www.ura.gov.sg/Conservation-Portal/Explore/Conservation-Plan?bldgid=RCROSS_00001