Blue House (Hong Kong)
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Blue House, is referred to be 4-storey balcony-type tenement blocks, located in 72-74A Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai. It is named from the brilliant blue colour painted on the external walls of the building. It is one of the few remaining Tong Lau of the balcony type in Hong Kong. All the upper floors of Blue House, Apart from 72 Stone Nullah Lane, are of timber structures. The two wooden stairs, with all the original elements intact, are well maintained. [1] It is classifed as Grade I historic building. [2]
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[edit] Historic background
The building was the original site of the first hospital 'Wah To Hospital'(aka "Wan Chai Kai Fong Hospital"), which was built in the 1870s in Wan Chai.[3]. The hospital, which provided Chinese medical services to local Chinese, was possibly the first hospital in the district.[4]
After the hospital closed in 1886, the 2-storey building was then used as a temple for the God of Medicine, Wah To (or "Hua Tuo").
The building was demolished around late 1910s or early 1920s. It turned into four 4-storey tenement blocks in mid 1920s. "Wah To Temple" might be housed on the Ground Floor of 72 Stone Nullah Lane after the tenement blocks were completed; It was subsequently replaced by a martial arts school in the 1950s by Lam Cho, the nephew of Lam Sai Wing (one of the followers of Wong Fei Hung) and later by the osteopathy clinic in the 1960s. [1]
[edit] Future Revitalisation
The building would be preserved and revitalized in a traditional tea and medicine theme by Urban Renewal Authority and Hong Kong Housing Society [5]
[edit] See also
- Green House, located in 1-11, Mallory Street and 6-12, Burrows Street
[edit] Reference
- ^ a b Revitalization / Preservation - Hong Kong Housing Society
- ^ List of Graded Historial Buildings (As as 6 Jan 2007)
- ^ HKHS:Revitalization / Preservation Project in Wan Chai
- ^ Revitalization / Preservation - Hong Kong Housing Society
- ^ Redevelopment-Wan Chai landmark to be immortalised
