National monuments of Singapore

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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

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List of national monuments

Building name Current usage Address Date gazetted
Admiralty House, Old (1939) Government Old Nelson Road 0345345 Old Nelson Road 2 December 2002
Armenian Church (1835–1836) Church Hill Street 006060 Hill Street 6 July 1973
Attorney-General's Chambers, Old Government High Street 00033 High Street 14 February 1992
Bowyer Block at the Singapore General Hospital (29 March 1926) Museum Third Hospital Avenue 0011 11 Third Hospital Avenue 11 November 2009
Caldwell House Arts gallery Victoria Street 003030 Victoria Street 26 October 1990
Cathay Building (1939) Commercial Handy Road 00022 Handy Road 10 February 2003
Cathedral of the Good Shepherd (1843–1847) Church Queen Street 0000AA Queen Street 6 July 1973
Central Fire Station (1908) Government Hill Street 006262 Hill Street 18 December 1998
Chesed-El Synagogue (1905) Synagogue Oxley Road 00022 Oxley Rise 18 December 1998
Chinese High School Clock Tower Building, The (1925) School Bukit Timah Road 0673673 Bukit Timah Road 19 March 1999
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes (1888) Church Ophir Road 005050 Ophir Road 14 January 2005
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (1869–1870) Church Queen Street 0225A225A Queen Street 10 February 2003
Church of St Teresa (7 April 1929) Church Bukit Purmei 00022 Bukit Purmei 11 November 2009
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1901) Church Upper Serangoon Road 12591259 Upper Serangoon Road 10 February 2003
City Hall (1926–1929) Government Saint Andrew's Road 00033 Saint Andrew's Road 14 February 1992
College of Medicine Building (1926) Government College Road 001616 College Road 2 December 2002
Command House, Former (1930s) - Kheam Hock Road 001717 Kheam Hock Road 11 November 2009
Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Chapel
now CHIJMES Hall (1840–1841, chapel 1904)
Multi-purpose hall Victoria Street 003030 Victoria Street 26 October 1990
Empress Place Building
now Asian Civilisations Museum (1864–1920)
Museum Empress Place 00011 Empress Place 14 February 1992
Ford Motor Factory, Old (1941) Museum Upper Bukit Timah Road 0315315 Upper Bukit Timah Road 15 February 2006
Fullerton Building (1928) Hotel Fullerton Square 00011 Fullerton Square 7 December 2015
Goodwood Park Hotel (Tower Block) (1900) Hotel Scotts Road 002222 Scotts Road 23 March 1989
Hill Street Police Station, Old
now the MICA Building (1845–1856)
Government Hill Street 0140140 Hill Street 18 December 1998
Hong San See (1908–1913) Temple Mohamed Sultan Road 003131 Mohamed Sultan Road 10 November 1978
House of Tan Yeok Nee (1885) University Clemenceau Avenue 0207207 Clemenceau Avenue 29 November 1974
Istana (1867–1869) Government Orchard RoadOrchard Road 14 February 1992
Istana Kampong Glam (1839-1843) Museum Sultan Gate85 Sultan Gate 6 August 2015
Jurong Town Hall (1971–1974) Commercial Jurong Town Hall Road9 Jurong Town Hall Road 2 June 2015
Keng Teck Whay (1847–1875) Temple Telok Ayer Street 0150150 Telok Ayer Street 11 November 2009
MacDonald House (1949) Commercial Orchard Road 0040A40A Orchard Road 10 February 2003
Maghain Aboth Synagogue (1878) Synagogue Waterloo Street 002424 Waterloo Street 27 February 1998
Masjid Abdul Gaffoor (1907) Mosque Dunlop Street 004141 Dunlop Street 13 July 1979
Masjid Al-Abrar (1829) Mosque Telok Ayer Street 0192192 Telok Ayer Street 29 November 1974
Masjid Hajjah Fatimah (1846) Mosque Beach Road 40014001 Beach Road 6 July 1973
Masjid Jamae (1830) Mosque South Bridge Road 0218218 South Bridge Road 29 November 1974
Masjid Sultan (1928) Mosque Muscat Street 00033 Muscat Street 14 March 1975
Ministry of Labour Building, Old
now the Subordinate Courts Family and Juvenile Division (1928)
Government Havelock Square 00033 Havelock Square 27 February 1998
Nagore Durgha (1893) Shrine Telok Ayer Street 0140140 Telok Ayer Street 29 November 1974
Nanyang University Arch Arch Yunnan CrescentYunnan Crescent 18 December 1998
Nanyang University Library and Administration Building
now the Chinese Heritage Centre
Arts Nanyang Drive 002222 Nanyang Drive 18 December 1998
Nanyang University Memorial Memorial Nanyang Avenue 004242 Nanyang Avenue 18 December 1998
National Museum of Singapore (1887) Arts Stamford Road 009393 Stamford Road 14 February 1992
Parliament House and Annex Building, Old
now The Arts House at the Old Parliament (1827)
Arts Empress Place 001010 Empress Place 14 February 1992, and 3 July 1992
Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church (1931) Church Princep Street 007777 Prinsep Street 12 January 2002
Raffles College, Former (22 July 1929) University (NUS) Bukit Timah Road 0469469 Bukit Timah Road 11 November 2009
Raffles Hotel Hotel (1887) Beach Road 00011 Beach Road 6 March 1987, and 3 June 1995
Saint Andrew's Cathedral (1856–1861) Church Saint Andrew's Road 001111 Saint Andrew's Road 6 July 1973
Saint George's Church (1910–1913) Church Minden Road 001010 Minden Road 10 November 1978
Saint James Power Station (1926) Nightlife Venue Sentosa Gateway 00033 Sentosa Gateway 11 November 2009
Saint Joseph's Church (1906–1912) Church Victoria Street 0143143 Victoria Street 14 January 2005
Saint Joseph's Institution, Former
now the Singapore Art Museum (1867)
Museum Bras Basah Road 007171 Bras Basah Road 14 February 1992
Siong Lim Temple (1902) Temple Jalan Toa Payoh 0184184 Jalan Toa Payoh 17 October 1980
Sri Mariamman Temple (1827) Temple South Bridge Road 0244244 South Bridge Road 6 July 1973
Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple (1855) Temple Serangoon Road 0397397 Serangoon Road 10 November 1978
Sri Temasek (1869) Government Orchard RoadOrchard Road 14 February 1992
Sun Yat Sen Villa
now the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (1880)
Memorial hall Tai Gin Road 001212 Tai Gin Road 28 October 1994
Supreme Court, Old (1937–1939) Government Saint Andrew's Road 00011 Saint Andrew's Road 14 February 1992
Tan Si Chong Su (1876–1878) Temple Magazine Road 001515 Magazine Road 29 November 1974
Tan Teck Guan Building (1911) Government College Road 001616 College Road 2 December 2002
Tao Nan School, Old
now Peranakan Museum (1906)
Museum Armenian Street 003939 Armenian Street 27 February 1998
Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church (1924) Church Telok Ayer Street 0235235 Telok Ayer Street 23 March 1989
Telok Ayer Market, Former
now Lau Pa Sat (1894)
Food centre Raffles Quay 001818 Raffles Quay 6 July 1973
Thian Hock Keng (1839–1842) Temple Telok Ayer Street 0158158 Telok Ayer Street 6 July 1973
Thong Chai Medical Institution, Old (1892) Commercial Eu Tong Sen Street 005050 Eu Tong Sen Street 6 July 1973
Tou Mu Kung Temple (1881) Temple Upper Serangoon Road 0779A779A Upper Serangoon Road 14 January 2005
Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall (1862) Arts Empress Place 00099 Empress Place 14 February 1992
Ying Fo Fui Kun (1881–1882) Clan Telok Ayer Street 009898 Telok Ayer Street 18 December 1998
Singapore Conference Hall (Oct 1965) Government Shenton Way 0007 7 Shenton Way 27 December 2010
Lim Bo Seng Memorial, Tan Kim Seng Fountain and The Cenotaph (various) Monuments Connaught Dr Connaught Dr 27 December 2010
Yueh Hai Ching Temple (1895) Temple Philip Street 0030B30B Philip Street 28 June 1996
Cavenagh Bridge (1870) Bridge 20 December 2008
Former Tanjong Pagar railway station (1932) - Keppel Road 003030 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

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