The Poon Yue Association at number two hundred and eighty-one New Bridge Road is identifiable by its three-story façade, where Doric columns frame the third-floor balcony. Above the main entrance, a plaster plaque displays four…
Bukit Pasoh Clan Houses
Walk past the historic shophouses of Bukit Pasoh Road to see where early Chinese immigrant self-help societies, music clubs, and elite associations established their headquarters.
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1. Poon Yue Association 番禹會館
2. Kong Chow Wui Koon
The Kong Chow Wui Koon at three hundred twenty-one New Bridge Road is identifiable by its plain plaster facade, which is heavily decorated with an eclectic mix of ornaments and a distinct roof-level entablature. Established in eighteen…
3. Gan Clan Singapore
The Gan Clan Singapore building at eighteen and twenty Bukit Pasoh Road stands out for its elegant, modernized classical style and Art Deco flourishes. You can identify it by the carved fasces—a bundle of wooden sticks bound together—that…
4. Tung On Wui Kun
Tung On Wui Kun is a clan association housed in a three-story building at twenty-one Bukit Pasoh Road. Founded in eighteen seventy, the organization provided a crucial network for immigrants arriving in Singapore from the Dongguan and…
5. Chin Kang Huay Kuan
The Chin Kang Huay Kuan building stands out on Bukit Pasoh Road with its straight lines and concrete ledges, a Modernist design that contrasts sharply with the ornate, historical architecture of its neighbors. Founded in nineteen eighteen…
6. Ee Hoe Hean Club 怡和轩
The Ee Hoe Hean Club at forty-three Bukit Pasoh Road is recognizable by its historic three-storey facade, which has stood as a meeting point for Singapore’s Chinese business elite since the early twentieth century. Founded in eighteen…