Balestier Heritage Trail - Building Balestier

Estimated Trail Distance: 3 km

Districts
Residential
Places of Worship
Business
Healthcare

Places

Goh Chor Tua Pek Kong Temple

Goh Chor Tua Pek Kong Temple was established in 1847 by Hokkien workers who were employed at a sugar cane estate owned by Joseph Balestier, the first American Consul to Singapore from 1836-52.

Places

Art Deco Apartment Blocks

Built in the 1950s, these apartment blocks were designed in an architectural style known as Art Deco.

Places

Balestier Point

Balestier Point was one of the first high-rise developments along Balestier Road when it was completed in 1986.

Places

Sim Kwong Ho Shophouses

The Sim Kwong Ho shophouses were built in 1926 by a lady named Sim Cheng Neo, whose family home was located at 503 Balestier Road.

Places

Former School Dental Clinic

Singapore’s first stand-alone school dental clinic opened in 1963 at Pegu Road.

Places

Former Middleton Hospital (now Communicable Diseases Centre)

During the mid-1900s, Middleton Hospital played a major role in treating and controlling diseases such as typhoid, polio, diphtheria and smallpox.

Places

Former Mandalay Road Hospital

Mandalay Road Hospital was originally built in the 1920s to treat pauper women.

Places

Former Nurses' Quarters

The Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at 11 Mandalay Road occupies the former nurses’ quarters of Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

Places

Chan Chor Min Tong - Bassein Road

Chan Chor Min Tong is a Buddhist organisation with institutions at two locations in Balestier: Jalan Kemaman and Bassein Road.

Places

Former Pavilion Wards

These former pavilion wards were the main buildings of Tan Tock Seng Hospital when it first moved to its present location in 1909.

Places

Balestier Market

Balestier Market is the only surviving rural market building in Singapore.

Places

Chan Chor Min Tong - Jalan Kemaman

Chan Chor Min Tong is a Buddhist organisation with institutions at two locations in Balestier: Jalan Kemaman and Bassein Road.

Places

Boon Teck Road Water Kiosk and Thong Teck Sian Tong Lian Sin Sia

Thong Teck Sian Tong Lian Sin Sia is a Buddhist-Taoist temple established in 1950.

Places

Single-storey Terraced Units (optional)

Built in 1947, the row of single-storey terraced units was developed by Ngee Ann Kongsi, a Teochew self-help organisation.

Places

Church of St Alphonsus (Novena Church) (optional)

The Church of St Alphonsus, popularly referred to as the Novena Church, was established in 1935 by the Redemptorists, a Catholic order dedicated to serving the poor and the abandoned.

Places

Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

The Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall was the former headquarters of the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance (also known as the Tong Meng Hui) in Southeast Asia.

This is a self-guided trail.

Goh Chor Tua Pek Kong Temple
Art Deco Apartment Blocks
Balestier Point
Sim Kwong Ho Shophouses
Former School Dental Clinic
Former Middleton Hospital (now Communicable Diseases Centre)
Former Mandalay Road Hospital
Former Nurses' Quarters
Chan Chor Min Tong - Bassein Road
Former Pavilion Wards
Balestier Market
Chan Chor Min Tong - Jalan Kemaman
Boon Teck Road Water Kiosk and Thong Teck Sian Tong Lian Sin Sia
Single-storey Terraced Units (optional)
Church of St Alphonsus (Novena Church) (optional)
Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

Number of points: 16
Estimated trail distance: 3km

Goh Chor Tua Pek Kong Temple

Duration: 2 hours on foot (3 hours including optional sites)

Estimated Trail Distance: 3km (4km including optional sites)

Downloads

Balestier Heritage Trail Booklet
Balestier Heritage Trail Map - English
Balestier Heritage Trail Map - Malay
Balestier Heritage Trail Map - Chinese
Balestier Heritage Trail Map - Tamil

Other Suggested Short Trail Routes

Faith, Film and Food,1.7km: 45 min; on foot
Historical Landmarks of Balestier, 1.7km, 45min; on foot

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Balestier Heritage Trail - Building Balestier

Balestier Heritage Trail - Building Balestier

Balestier Heritage Trail - Building Balestier

Estimated Trail Distance: 3 km

Goh Chor Tua Pek Kong Temple

Art Deco Apartment Blocks

Balestier Point

Sim Kwong Ho Shophouses

Former School Dental Clinic

Former Middleton Hospital (now Communicable Diseases Centre)

Former Mandalay Road Hospital

Former Nurses' Quarters

Chan Chor Min Tong - Bassein Road

Former Pavilion Wards

Balestier Market

Chan Chor Min Tong - Jalan Kemaman

Boon Teck Road Water Kiosk and Thong Teck Sian Tong Lian Sin Sia

Single-storey Terraced Units (optional)

Church of St Alphonsus (Novena Church) (optional)

Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

This is a self-guided trail.

Downloads

Other Suggested Short Trail Routes

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