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Red Cross House is a building on Penang Lane in Singapore which serves as the headquarters of 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] Construction, which was estimated to cost $120,000, began in July 1960.^[4] It was officially opened by then-Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore Yusof Ishak on 5 September 1961.^[5] The building was initially two stories, featuring a concrete canopy in the shape of a boomerang hanging over its main entrance. It was designed by prominent architect and artist Ho Kok Hoe, who served as the president of the Singapore Art Society.^[6] It was the Singaporean branch of the society's first permanent location.^[7]

The building was gazetted for conservation by the Urban Redevelopment Authority in May 2014.^[8] It has been placed on the Orchard Heritage Trail by the National Heritage Board.^[7]

References

[1] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19581211-1.2.54

[2] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19590625-1.2.68

[3] ttps://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/image-detail?cmsuuid=201d46e3-4195-42e4-a3ac-d9a26deaf248

[4] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19600630-1.2.43

[5] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19610821-1.2.60

[6] ttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19610906-1.2.49

[Roots-7] ttps://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/Places/landmarks/orchard-heritage-trail/red-cross-house

[8] ttps://www.ura.gov.sg/Conservation-Portal/Explore/Conservation-Plan?bldgid=RCROSS_00001

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 ==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.<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>https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/image-detail?cmsuuid=201d46e3-4195-42e4-a3ac-d9a26deaf248</ref> Construction, which was estimated to cost $120,000, began in July 1960.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19600630-1.2.43</ref> It was officially opened by then-[[Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore]] [[Yusof Ishak]] on 5 September 1961.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19610821-1.2.60</ref> 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 name = "Roots">https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/Places/landmarks/orchard-heritage-trail/red-cross-house</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>https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/image-detail?cmsuuid=201d46e3-4195-42e4-a3ac-d9a26deaf248</ref> Construction, which was estimated to cost $120,000, began in July 1960.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19600630-1.2.43</ref> It was officially opened by then-[[Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore]] [[Yusof Ishak]] on 5 September 1961.<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19610821-1.2.60</ref> The building was initially two stories, featuring a concrete canopy in the shape of a boomerang hanging over its main entrance. It was designed by prominent architect and artist [[Ho Kok Hoe]], who served as the president of the [[Singapore Art Society]].<ref>https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19610906-1.2.49</ref> It was the Singaporean branch of the society's first permanent location.<ref name = "Roots">https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/Places/landmarks/orchard-heritage-trail/red-cross-house</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> It has been placed on the Orchard Heritage Trail by the [[National Heritage Board (Singapore)|National Heritage Board]].<ref name = "Roots"/>