This 1992 photograph depicts houses at no. 457, 459 and 461 Balestier Road, similar to houses at no. 451 - 467 Balestier Road. The double-storey shophouses feature a centre French window with louvred and panelled timber shutters. The road mentioned is named after Joseph Balestier, the first American Consul in 1834. Title devised by Library staff.

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From the Lee Kip Lin Collection. All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

Subjects

• Architecture and Landscape>>Building Types>>Commercial Buildings
• Shophouses--Singapore--Photographs
• Arts>>Architecture>>Public and commercial buildings