National monuments of Singapore
National monuments of Singapore are buildings and structures in Singapore that have been designated by the National Heritage Board (or NHB) as being of special historic, traditional, archaeological, architectural or artistic value.
The NHB is a statutory board within the Government of Singapore, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, and it has so far gazetted 71 buildings and structures as national monuments.
Preservation of Monuments Act
List of national monuments
| Building name | Current usage | Address | Date gazetted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admiralty House, Old (1939) | Government | 345 Old Nelson Road | 2 December 2002 |
| Armenian Church (1835–1836) | Church | 60 Hill Street | 6 July 1973 |
| Attorney-General's Chambers, Old | Government | 3 High Street | 14 February 1992 |
| Bowyer Block at the Singapore General Hospital (29 March 1926) | Museum | 11 Third Hospital Avenue | 11 November 2009 |
| Caldwell House | Arts gallery | 30 Victoria Street | 26 October 1990 |
| Cathay Building (1939) | Commercial | 2 Handy Road | 10 February 2003 |
| Cathedral of the Good Shepherd (1843–1847) | Church | A Queen Street | 6 July 1973 |
| Central Fire Station (1908) | Government | 62 Hill Street | 18 December 1998 |
| Changi Prison, Old Entrance Gate, Turret and Wall (1936) | Prison | Upper Changi Road North | 15 February 2016 |
| Chesed-El Synagogue (1905) | Synagogue | 2 Oxley Rise | 18 December 1998 |
| Chinese High School Clock Tower Building, The (1925) | School | 673 Bukit Timah Road | 19 March 1999 |
| Church of Our Lady of Lourdes (1888) | Church | 50 Ophir Road | 14 January 2005 |
| Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (1869–1870) | Church | 225A Queen Street | 10 February 2003 |
| Church of St Teresa (7 April 1929) | Church | 2 Bukit Purmei | 11 November 2009 |
| Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1901) | Church | 1259 Upper Serangoon Road | 10 February 2003 |
| City Hall (1926–1929) | Government | 3 Saint Andrew's Road | 14 February 1992 |
| College of Medicine Building (1926) | Government | 16 College Road | 2 December 2002 |
| Command House, Former (1930s) | - | 17 Kheam Hock Road | 11 November 2009 |
| Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Chapel now CHIJMES Hall (1840–1841, chapel 1904) |
Multi-purpose hall | 30 Victoria Street | 26 October 1990 |
| Empress Place Building now Asian Civilisations Museum (1864–1920) |
Museum | 1 Empress Place | 14 February 1992 |
| Ford Motor Factory, Old (1941) | Museum | 315 Upper Bukit Timah Road | 15 February 2006 |
| Fullerton Building (1928) | Hotel | 1 Fullerton Square | 7 December 2015 |
| Goodwood Park Hotel (Tower Block) (1900) | Hotel | 22 Scotts Road | 23 March 1989 |
| Hill Street Police Station, Old now the MICA Building (1845–1856) |
Government | 140 Hill Street | 18 December 1998 |
| Hong San See (1908–1913) | Temple | 31 Mohamed Sultan Road | 10 November 1978 |
| House of Tan Yeok Nee (1885) | University | 207 Clemenceau Avenue | 29 November 1974 |
| Istana (1867–1869) | Government | Orchard Road | 14 February 1992 |
| Istana Kampong Glam (1839-1843) | Museum | 85 Sultan Gate | 6 August 2015 |
| Jurong Town Hall (1971–1974) | Commercial | 9 Jurong Town Hall Road | 2 June 2015 |
| Keng Teck Whay (1847–1875) | Temple | 150 Telok Ayer Street | 11 November 2009 |
| MacDonald House (1949) | Commercial | 40A Orchard Road | 10 February 2003 |
| Maghain Aboth Synagogue (1878) | Synagogue | 24 Waterloo Street | 27 February 1998 |
| Masjid Abdul Gaffoor (1907) | Mosque | 41 Dunlop Street | 13 July 1979 |
| Masjid Al-Abrar (1829) | Mosque | 192 Telok Ayer Street | 29 November 1974 |
| Masjid Hajjah Fatimah (1846) | Mosque | 4001 Beach Road | 6 July 1973 |
| Masjid Jamae (1830) | Mosque | 218 South Bridge Road | 29 November 1974 |
| Masjid Sultan (1928) | Mosque | 3 Muscat Street | 14 March 1975 |
| Ministry of Labour Building, Old now the Subordinate Courts Family and Juvenile Division (1928) |
Government | 3 Havelock Square | 27 February 1998 |
| Nagore Durgha (1893) | Shrine | 140 Telok Ayer Street | 29 November 1974 |
| Nanyang University Arch | Arch | Yunnan Crescent | 18 December 1998 |
| Nanyang University Library and Administration Building now the Chinese Heritage Centre |
Arts | 22 Nanyang Drive | 18 December 1998 |
| Nanyang University Memorial | Memorial | 42 Nanyang Avenue | 18 December 1998 |
| National Museum of Singapore (1887) | Arts | 93 Stamford Road | 14 February 1992 |
| Parliament House and Annex Building, Old now The Arts House at the Old Parliament (1827) |
Arts | 10 Empress Place | 14 February 1992, and 3 July 1992 |
| Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church (1931) | Church | 77 Prinsep Street | 12 January 2002 |
| Raffles College, Former (22 July 1929) | University (NUS) | 469 Bukit Timah Road | 11 November 2009 |
| Raffles Hotel | Hotel (1887) | 1 Beach Road | 6 March 1987, and 3 June 1995 |
| Saint Andrew's Cathedral (1856–1861) | Church | 11 Saint Andrew's Road | 6 July 1973 |
| Saint George's Church (1910–1913) | Church | 10 Minden Road | 10 November 1978 |
| Saint James Power Station (1926) | Nightlife Venue | 3 Sentosa Gateway | 11 November 2009 |
| Saint Joseph's Church (1906–1912) | Church | 143 Victoria Street | 14 January 2005 |
| Saint Joseph's Institution, Former now the Singapore Art Museum (1867) |
Museum | 71 Bras Basah Road | 14 February 1992 |
| Siong Lim Temple (1902) | Temple | 184 Jalan Toa Payoh | 17 October 1980 |
| Sri Mariamman Temple (1827) | Temple | 244 South Bridge Road | 6 July 1973 |
| Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple (1855) | Temple | 397 Serangoon Road | 10 November 1978 |
| Sri Temasek (1869) | Government | Orchard Road | 14 February 1992 |
| Sun Yat Sen Villa now the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (1880) |
Memorial hall | 12 Tai Gin Road | 28 October 1994 |
| Supreme Court, Old (1937–1939) | Government | 1 Saint Andrew's Road | 14 February 1992 |
| Tan Si Chong Su (1876–1878) | Temple | 15 Magazine Road | 29 November 1974 |
| Tan Teck Guan Building (1911) | Government | 16 College Road | 2 December 2002 |
| Tao Nan School, Old now Peranakan Museum (1906) |
Museum | 39 Armenian Street | 27 February 1998 |
| Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church (1924) | Church | 235 Telok Ayer Street | 23 March 1989 |
| Telok Ayer Market, Former now Lau Pa Sat (1894) |
Food centre | 18 Raffles Quay | 6 July 1973 |
| Thian Hock Keng (1839–1842) | Temple | 158 Telok Ayer Street | 6 July 1973 |
| Thong Chai Medical Institution, Old (1892) | Commercial | 50 Eu Tong Sen Street | 6 July 1973 |
| Tou Mu Kung Temple (1881) | Temple | 779A Upper Serangoon Road | 14 January 2005 |
| Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall (1862) | Arts | 9 Empress Place | 14 February 1992 |
| Ying Fo Fui Kun (1881–1882) | Clan | 98 Telok Ayer Street | 18 December 1998 |
| Singapore Conference Hall (Oct 1965) | Government | 7 Shenton Way | 27 December 2010 |
| Lim Bo Seng Memorial, Tan Kim Seng Fountain and The Cenotaph (various) | Monuments | Connaught Dr | 27 December 2010 |
| Yueh Hai Ching Temple (1895) | Temple | 30B Philip Street | 28 June 1996 |
| Cavenagh Bridge (1870) | Bridge | 20 December 2008 | |
| Former Tanjong Pagar railway station (1932) | - | 30 Keppel Road | 9 April 2011 |
| Civilian War Memorial (1967) | War memorial | 16 August 2013 | |
| Chung Cheng High School (Main) (1965) | School | 15 July 2014 | |
| Sri Thendayuthapani Temple (1859) | Hindu Temple | 20 October 2014 |
Notes
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to National monuments of Singapore. |
- Official website of the Preservation of Sites and Monuments of the National Heritage Board
- List of national monuments on the website of Preservation of Sites and Monuments of the National Heritage Board
- Singapore's National Monuments – National Library Singapore Resource Guides
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