Conserved Building

68 Cairnhill Road

Applicable Guidelines

Residential Historic District Guidelines

Conservation Area

Cairnhill Conservation Area

Historic address: 68 Cairnhill Road

The History

Cairnhill Road was an estate road leading to the hilltop nutmeg plantation of Charles Carnie (1810–1873), a Scotsman whose house was called Cairn Hill. There is no consensus on how the name came about. One explanation suggests that Carnie named his estate after a cairn — a common element in Scottish place names meaning a heap of stones, especially on a hill. Another explanation holds that the name is simply a corruption of "Carnie's Hill".

The Legacy

Prior to its restoration from 2008 to 2009, this pre-war terrace house was dilapidated and had a five-foot way at the side which led to nowhere. As part of the works, the balcony was reinstated to its original appearance while precious space at the first storey was reclaimed from the redundant five-foot way.

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.