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Baroque Bungalow on raised footings (early 1900s)

30 December 2024

Discover one of Singapore's rare conserved bungalows built on raised footings, blending Baroque and Classical styles from the early 1900s.

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White colonial-style building with arched windows, black shutters, columns, surrounded by lush greenery and a stone pathway.

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House No. 9 of Buckley road is a gazetted preservation bungalow as it is one of few Singapore's remaining houses built on raised footings. The symmetrical bungalow has a giant tall porch that to welcomes its guests. Completed in the early 1900-s, it was designed as a mixture of Baroque and Classical styles, which were popular before the Art Deco and Modern designs of the 1930s and later. It was given the URA conservation status in 2008.

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