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Name First Government House
Category Buildings & Places - Public Buildings
Data Info Stamford Raffles’ first residence on Bukit Larangan (now Fort Canning Hill) was designed by George D Coleman immediately after his arrival in Singapore. Completed in 1823, it was mostly made of timber and had a 100-ft frontage and a 50-ft depth. Called the Government House it was handled over to the army for reconstruction when the Governor moved to a house near Oxley Road in 1859.
 
 
     
 
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