Oi Yuen Villa
Oi Yuen Villa (Chinese: 愛園別墅) is a privately owned villa located in Kwu Tung, Sheung Shui, Hong Kong. As of May 2016, the building was not a graded historic building, but was proposed as a Grade I historic building.[1]
History
The villa was probably built before 1919, when it was described as the "Ladies Club House" of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club.[2] Its architect was probably Edward Albert Ram, who designed all the clubhouses for the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club in the 1890s and 1910s.[3] The building was owned by Jardine Matheson from 1922 to 1946. Eric Blechynden Moller bought it in 1947 and used it as a villa. From 1949 to 1956, it was the property of Mollers' Lands Limited, a steamship company. In 1957, the villa was acquired by Mr Hui Oi-chow (許愛周) (1881-1966) as his private residence and renamed "Oi Yuen Villa". After his death in 1966, Mr. Hui was buried at the site of Oi Yuen Villa and the villa was inherited by his descendents.[2]
Features
Oi Yuen Villa is a single-storey house with a mezzanine floor built on a small hill within a wooded compound. Its architecture is a blend of Tudor and Classical styles and may be classified as Arts and Crafts.[2]
Future development
A residential development is planned in the vicinity of the villa, which is planned to be preserved as the development's clubhouse.[4]
Neighborhood
The villa is located beside Fanling Highway[5] and across Castle Peak Road (Kwu Tung), north of the Hong Kong Golf Club. Other Western style buildings in the area include Yeung Garden (楊園), Kam Tsin Lodge (金錢別墅), Enchi Lodge (恩慈之家)[2] and Fanling Lodge.
References
- ↑ List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings in Building Assessment (as of 20 May 2016). Item #168
- 1 2 3 4 Brief Information on proposed Grade I Items. Item #168
- ↑ Ladies Club House / Oi Yuen Villa on gwulo.com
- ↑ Town Planning Board: Planning Application No. Y/FSS/12
- ↑ Proposed Grade 1 Historic Buildings. pp.35-36
External links
- Yeung, Raymond (12 August 2016). "Hong Kong neighbours fear high-rise development on site of historic century-old villa". South China Morning Post.
- Lin, Gene (11 August 2016). "Century-old trees chopped down on historic site for HK$11.5bn redevelopment". Hong Kong Free Press.
Coordinates: 22°30′05″N 114°07′07″E / 22.501516°N 114.118584°E