Conserved Building
50 Keong Saik Road
Applicable Guidelines
Historic District Guidelines
Conservation Area
Chinatown - Bukit Pasoh Conservation Area
Historic address: 52 Keong Saik Road
About
The moulded inscription "1929" on the pediment of this building (Nos. 44 to 52 (even numbers)) points to the year it was built, three years after Keong Saik Road was named after the prominent Malacca-born businessman and community leader, Tan Keong Saik.
The History
In the 1960s, this street had become Chinatown's red light area, but gradually evolved into a street better known for boutique hotels and trendy food and beverage outlets from the 1990s onwards.
Guidelines and Procedures
All proposed works will need to comply with the Conservation Guidelines and the Specific Restoration Guidelines (SRG). Conservation Permission is required before all additions & alteration works and operations of new use can begin.
Residential Fronts are characterised by timber casement windows flanking a double-leafed timber door. All buildings with residential front which is existing and/or identified in the 'Specific Restoration Guidelines', regardless of land use zoning, shall be retained and restored.
Explore Street View
The building can be found at this street.