Queenstown Heritage Trail

Queenstown Driving Test Centre
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Queenstown Driving Test Centre

The former Queenstown Driving Test Centre was Singapore’s second driving test centre.

Church of the Good Shepherd
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Church of the Good Shepherd

The Church of the Good Shepherd at Dundee Road is Queenstown’s first Anglican Church.

Former Forfar House
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Former Forfar House

The former Forfar House was once Singapore’s tallest public residential building.

Princess House
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Princess House

Princess House is a seven-storey building along Alexandra Road which was designated as the new office for the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) and later, as the first dedicated headquarters for the Housing and Development Board (HDB).

Queenstown Secondary School
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Queenstown Secondary School

Queenstown Secondary School (former Queenstown Secondary Technical School) is Singapore’s first technical school.

Former Thye Hong Biscuit and Confectionery Factory
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Former Thye Hong Biscuit and Confectionery Factory

The former Thye Hong Biscuit and Confectionery Factory at the junction of Alexandra Road and Tiong Bahru Road was one of the oldest biscuit manufacturers in Singapore.

Jamek Queenstown Mosque
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Jamek Queenstown Mosque

The Jamek Mosque was officially opened on 25 December 1964 by then Malayan Minister for Agriculture and Co-operatives, Mohamed Khir Johari, to house a growing number of worshippers in the estate.

Lee Kong Chian Garden School
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Lee Kong Chian Garden School

Lee Kong Chian Gardens School is Singapore’s first permanent school for intellectually-disabled children.

Queenstown Baptist Church
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Queenstown Baptist Church

Queenstown Baptist Church is one of the nine churches in Queenstown.

Queenstown Public Library
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Queenstown Public Library

The Queenstown Public Library is Singapore’s first full-time branch library.

Queenstown Polyclinic
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Queenstown Polyclinic

The former Queenstown Polyclinic at Margaret Drive is Singapore’s first polyclinic.

Former Commonwealth Avenue Wet Market
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Former Commonwealth Avenue Wet Market

The former Commonwealth Avenue Wet Market is the only remaining market in Singapore designed by the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT).

Former Venus & Golden City Theatres
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Former Venus & Golden City Theatres

The former Venus and Golden City Theatres were Queenstown’s first two cinemas.

Mujahidin Mosque
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Mujahidin Mosque

Masjid Mujahidin is the second mosque designed by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) under the Mosque Building Fund (MBF).

Former Baharuddin Vocational Institute
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Former Baharuddin Vocational Institute

The former Baharuddin Vocational Institute along Queensway is Singapore’s first tertiary school dedicated to manual and applied arts in Singapore.

The First HDB Blocks & the HDB Terraces
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The First HDB Blocks & the HDB Terraces

Blocks 45, 48 & 49 Stirling Road are were the first few blocks of flats completed in October 1960, just months after the Housing and Development Board (HDB) was formed in February 1960.

Queenstown Sports Complex
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Queenstown Sports Complex

The Queenstown Sports Complex is Singapore’s first neighbourhood sports complex.

True Way Presbyterian Church
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True Way Presbyterian Church

True Way Presbyterian Church is one of the nine churches in Queenstown.

Tiong Ghee Temple
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Tiong Ghee Temple

Tiong Ghee Temple is Queenstown’s oldest Taoist temple.

The First Point Blocks
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The First Point Blocks

Blocks 160 & 161 Mei Ling Street are the first point blocks constructed by the Housing and Development Board (HDB).

The Butterfly Block & Stirling View Estate
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The Butterfly Block & Stirling View Estate

Block 168A Queensway is one of the first curved-shape blocks constructed by the Housing and Development Board (HDB).

Former Archipelago Brewery Company
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Former Archipelago Brewery Company

The former Archipelago Brewery Company at Alexandra Road is Singapore’s second brewery.

Queensway Shopping Centre
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Queensway Shopping Centre

Queensway Shopping Centre is one of Singapore’s first multi-purpose shopping complexes alongside Golden Mile and Katong.

Alexandra Hospital
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Alexandra Hospital

Opened in 1940, the Alexandra Hospital (former British Military Hospital) served as the principal hospital for Britain’s Far East Command during World War II.

Alexandra Fire Station & Queenstown Neighbourhood Police Centre
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Alexandra Fire Station & Queenstown Neighbourhood Police Centre

Alexandra Fire Station Alexandra Fire Station is Singapore’s third fire station.

Hang Jebat Mosque
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Hang Jebat Mosque

The Mosque was opened in 1973 to replace the old surau (Malay: small prayer hall).

Colonial Terraces at Jalan Hang Jebat
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Colonial Terraces at Jalan Hang Jebat

The Colonial Terraces along Jalan Hang Jebat were constructed by the British from 1930s onwards to house British personnel working in the nearby military installations at Alexandra and Pasir Panjang.

Black & White Bungalows
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Black & White Bungalows

Coined “black and white” after their distinct black timber frames and white walls, these buildings in Wessex Estate were constructed by the British from the 1930s onwards to house British personnel working in the nearby military installations at Alexandra and Pasir Panjang.

Former Malayan Railways
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Former Malayan Railways

The former Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) Railway along Tanglin Halt is a dismantled segment in the West Coast Line of the Malayan Railway.

Flats designed by Singapore Improvement Trust
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Flats designed by Singapore Improvement Trust

Blocks 57, 61 & 67-73 Commonwealth Drive are the remaining apartment flats in Queenstown that were designed by the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT).

Sri Muneeswaran Temple & Church of the Blessed Sacrament
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Sri Muneeswaran Temple & Church of the Blessed Sacrament

Church of the Blessed Sacrament The Church of the Blessed Sacrament is Queenstown’s first Catholic church.

Tanglin Halt Neighbourhood Centre
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Tanglin Halt Neighbourhood Centre

The Tanglin Halt Neighbourhood Centre was opened in 1964 by then Assemblyman for Queenstown, Dr Lee Siew Chor.

Former Tanglin Halt Industrial Estate
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Former Tanglin Halt Industrial Estate

The former Tanglin Halt Industrial Estate was one of the first industrial estates in Singapore.

Faith Methodist Church
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Faith Methodist Church

Faith Methodist Church and Queenstown Chinese Methodist Church are Queenstown’s first Methodist churches.

The First Flatted Factory
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The First Flatted Factory

Block 115 Commonwealth Drive is Singapore’s first Flatted Factory.

Shuang Long Shan Wu Shu Memorial Hall
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Shuang Long Shan Wu Shu Memorial Hall

The Yin Fo Kun cemetery (Chinese: 应和馆) at Shuang Long Shan Wu Shu Ancestral Hall is Singapore’s last remaining Hakka cemetery.

The VIP Block
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The VIP Block

Block 81 Commonwealth Close is known as the VIP Block in Queenstown.

Ridout Tea Garden
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Ridout Tea Garden

Ridout Tea Garden (former Queenstown Japanese Garden) is Singapore’s first Japanese-themed community garden.

Commonwealth Crescent Neighbourhood Centre
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Commonwealth Crescent Neighbourhood Centre

The Commonwealth Crescent Neighbourhood Centre was officially opened on 29 May 1965 by then Minister for Labour, Jek Yuen Thong.

Queenstown Lutheran Church
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Queenstown Lutheran Church

Queenstown Lutheran Church is the second Lutheran Church in Singapore.

  1. Queenstown Driving Test Centre
  2. Church of the Good Shepherd
  3. Former Forfar House
  4. Princess House
  5. Queenstown Secondary School
  6. Former Thye Hong Biscuit and Confectionery Factory
  7. Jamek Queenstown Mosque
  8. Lee Kong Chian Garden School
  9. Queenstown Baptist Church
  10. Queenstown Public Library
  11. Queenstown Polyclinic
  12. Former Commonwealth Avenue Wet Market
  13. Former Venus & Golden City Theatres
  14. Mujahidin Mosque
  15. Former Baharuddin Vocational Institute
  16. The First HDB Blocks & the HDB Terraces
  17. Queenstown Sports Complex
  18. True Way Presbyterian Church
  19. Tiong Ghee Temple
  20. The First Point Blocks
  21. The Butterfly Block & Stirling View Estate
  22. Former Archipelago Brewery Company
  23. Queensway Shopping Centre
  24. Alexandra Hospital
  25. Alexandra Fire Station & Queenstown Neighbourhood Police Centre
  26. Hang Jebat Mosque
  27. Colonial Terraces at Jalan Hang Jebat
  28. Black & White Bungalows
  29. Former Malayan Railways
  30. Flats designed by Singapore Improvement Trust
  31. Sri Muneeswaran Temple & Church of the Blessed Sacrament
  32. Tanglin Halt Neighbourhood Centre
  33. Former Tanglin Halt Industrial Estate
  34. Faith Methodist Church
  35. The First Flatted Factory
  36. Shuang Long Shan Wu Shu Memorial Hall
  37. The VIP Block
  38. Ridout Tea Garden
  39. Commonwealth Crescent Neighbourhood Centre
  40. Queenstown Lutheran Church
Alexandra Fire Station & Queenstown Neighbourhood Police Centre
Alexandra Fire Station and Queenstown Neighbourhood Police Centre 2
Alexandra Hospital
Archipelago Brewery Company
Butterfly Block and Stirling View Estate
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Church of the Good Shepherd
Colonial Terraces at Jalan Hang Jebat
Commonwealth Crescent Neighbourhood Centre
Faith Methodist Church and Queenstown Chinese Methodist Church are Queenstown’s first Methodist churches.
Former Baharuddin Vocational Institute
Former Commonwealth Avenue Wet Market
Former Forfar House
Former Malayan Railways
Former Queenstown Driving Test Centre
Former Queenstown Polyclinic
Former Tanglin Halt Industrial Estate
Former Thye Hong Biscuit and Confectionery Factory
Former Venus Golden City Theatres
Hang Jebat Mosque
Jamek Queenstown Mosque
Lee Kong Chian Garden School
Mujahiddin Mosque
My Queenstown Heritage Trail Cover
Princess House
Queenstown Public Library
Queenstown Secondary School
Queenstown Sports Complex
Queenstown Shopping Centre
Shuang Long Shan Wu Shu Memorial Hall
Sri Muneeswaran Temple
Tanglin Halt Neighbourhood Centre
The First Flatted Factory
The First HDB Blocks and the HDB Terraces
Blocks 160 & 161 Mei Ling Street are the first point blocks constructed by the Housing and Development Board (HDB).
Block 81 Commonwealth Close is known as the VIP Block in Queenstown
Tiong Ghee Temple

The Queenstown Heritage Trail was produced by My Community, with the support of the National Heritage Board

My Queenstown Heritage Trail recounts the story of Queenstown and visits the iconic landmarks which define the Queenstown skyline for the past 60 years. As the first satellite estate, the trail also tells you about the evolution of public housing in Singapore through personal stories of older residents.

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