Wheelock House
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Wheelock House, is a commercial office building located at Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong. Wheelock House is a Class A office space completed in 1984, building high 24, the architect is Wang and Ouyang (Hong Kong) Limited Company, its other building works includ the International Commerce Centre, City One and so on. The real estate developer is the Cheung Kong Holdings.
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[edit] Nearby
- World-Wide House
- The Landmark
- Island Line (MTR), Central Station (MTR)
- Queen's Road Central
- Lan Kwai Fong
[edit] History
The Wheelock House[1] stands today on the site which once stood two previous generations of Jardine House, the headquarters for Jardine, Matheson & Co. The first Jardine House was probably built around 1841 after Jardine's successful bid for its lots on The Praya Central. In 1908, the second Jardine House was built[2]. It was rebuilt in around 1956, and reborn in the early 1970s as Wheelock House.
[edit] References
- ^ The current headquarters of Wheelock and Company Limited, controlling shareholder of The Wharf (Holdings) Limited, a major conglomerate in Hong Kong.
- ^ Ting, Joseph S.P.; Wong Nai-kwan (September 1994). City of Victoria. Hong Kong: Urban Council of Hong Kong, 13, 29. ISBN 962-7039-31-4.
