Raffles House
| Raffles House | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Private |
| Architectural style | neoclassical |
| Classification | A |
| Location | Fort Canning |
| Address | Raffles Terrace |
| Town or city | Singapore |
| Country | Singapore |
| Client | Host [1] |
| Owner | National Parks Board |
| Landlord | National Parks Board |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 101.25 sqm |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 1 |
| Parking | nearest to Registry of Marriages |
| Website | |
| [2] | |
Raffles House is a single-storey building built on the Fort Canning Hill, it is a replica house of the former residence of Sir Stamford Raffles which was once built on the same site in 1822.
History
| Government House | |
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 Fort Canning from the Singapore River (1860–1900) | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Lost |
| Type | bungalow |
| Architectural style | neoclassical |
| Classification | B |
| Location | Government Hill Singapore |
| Address | Government Hill Singapore |
| Town or city | Singapore |
| Country | Singapore |
| Completed | November 1822 |
| Demolished | 1859 |
| Owner | Stamford Raffles |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 100 ft long, 50 ft wide |
| Known for | Stamford Raffles, Residents and Governors of Singapore Residences |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | George Dromgold Coleman |
The former residence of Sir Stamford Raffles and his sister’s family was a wooden house with venetians and thatched attap roof formerly constructed on Bukit Larangan (Malay Forbidden Hill) in Singapore on November 1822. His house was further extended and redesigned by George Dromgold Coleman in the neoclassical style for the residence of Residents and Governors of Singapore. Raffles house would later renamed as Government House and the hill would known as the Government Hill. The building had a clear view of the settlement around Singapore River and was featured in many paintings of the area. Government House was eventually demolished in 1859 to make way for a fort in 1861.[4]
Replica
A modernised version of the replica house named Raffles Househad since built on the site of the former Government House catering as an venue for events and wedding functions.
See also
- Fort Canning Arts Centre
- Fort Canning Lighthouse
- Fort Canning Park
- Fort Canning Reservoir
- The Battle Box