Conserved Building
66 Emerald Hill Road
Applicable Guidelines
Residential Historic District Guidelines
Conservation Area
Emerald Hill Conservation Area
Historic address: 66 Emerald Hill Road
About
This house and the neighbouring terrace houses from 64 to 74 Emerald Hill Road were developed by Puey Soo Keng in 1916. They were designed by Johannes Bartholomew (Birch) Westerhout (1871 - 1937), a prominent Eurasian who was appointed Municipal Commissioner from 1929 to 1934 and Justice of the Peace in 1935.
Like many houses in Emerald Hill, the design of this house is eclectic. European Classicism as seen in the dentils and pilasters come together with other architectural features steeped in Chinese symbolism. The depiction of a bat (蝠) like in the bat-shaped vents above the 1st storey windows is a visual pun for good fortune (福) because both Chinese characters for bat and good fortune are pronounced as fu.
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.
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Awards
URA Architectural Heritage Awards (Category B)
2005