Conserved Building

53C Grange Road

Applicable Guidelines

Bungalow Guidelines

Conservation Area

Grange Road No.53 Conservation Area

Historic address: 53 Grange Road

Spring Grove

About

Spring Grove is a 19th century bungalow standing on land that formed part of a large estate granted to Hoo Ah Kay by the East India Company in 1845. It was accorded conservation status on 8 February 1991, and had previously served as the residence of the United States Ambassador to Singapore.

The Legacy

In restoring the bungalow and adapting it into a clubhouse for the condominium development in 1996, the conservation principles of maximum retention and sensitive restoration were adhered to. The tropical appeal of the bungalow has also been retained by keeping the verandahs open.

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.