This 1967 photograph shows a shophouse from the late style at Emerald Hill Road, located off Orchard Road. The first storey of the building features a set of swinging doors (pintu pagar), and a bat-shaped vent above the window. The second storey features three full-length French windows separated by decorative...

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This 1967 photograph shows a shophouse, from the late style at Emerald Hill Road. Prominent features of the shophouse include the swinging doors (pintu pagar) on the first storey, and full-length French windows on the second. A decorative fretwork fascia underneath the eave of the roof can also be seen....

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This 1967 photograph shows a forecourt leading to a house at Emerald Hill Road that features a set of swinging doors (pintu pagar) and bat-shaped vents. The swinging doors are a typical feature of Peranakan houses, allowing in breezes while maintaining privacy. Part of the forecourt's floor is laid with...

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This is a 1970 photograph taken of a row of shophouses from the late style creating a five-foot-way arcade. The shophouses feature swinging doors (pintu pagar) on the first floor, and full-length French windows on the second storey. They are situated at Emerald Hill Road, located off Orchard. Title devised...

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This is a 1969 photograph taken of a row of shophouses from the late style creating a five-foot-way arcade. The shophouses feature swinging doors (pintu pagar) on the first floor, and full-length French windows on the second storey. They are situated at Emerald Hill Road, located off Orchard Road. Title...

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This 1966 photograph shows a late-style terrace house at Emerald Hill Road, located off Orchard. The terrace house features bat-shaped vents on the first storey, and full-length French windows on the second. Title devised by Library staff.

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This photograph taken in 1967 shows a row of late-style terrace houses and their forecourts at Emerald Hill Road. Prominent features of the terrace houses are the full-length French windows on the second storey. Emerald Hill Road, located off Orchard, was associated with the Peranakans in the 1930s as almost...

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This 1967 photograph shows a row of terrace houses, from the late style, at Emerald Hill Road. While most of the houses have retained the original features of bat-shaped vents and full-length French windows, the rightmost in the photograph presents a more modern facade. Emerald Hill Road is located off...

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This photograph taken probably in 1983, shows a shophouse at Emerald Hill Road, off Orchard Road. It is probably from the late style featuring three full-length French windows surmounted by fanlights. The columns are separated by decorative columns topped with Corinthian capitals. A dentilled cornice can be seen running near...

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This 1967 photograph shows a forecourt leading to a house at Emerald Hill Road that features a set of swinging doors (pintu pagar) and bat-shaped vents. The swinging doors are a typical feature of Peranakan houses, allowing in breezes while maintaining privacy. Part of the forecourt's floor is laid with...

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This 1966 photograph shows a late-style terrace house featuring full-length French windows on its second storey, and a balustrade in its front. This shophouse is situated at Emerald Hill Road, located off Orchard Road. Title devised by Library staff.

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This 1966 photograph shows a five-foot-way arcade formed by a row of shophouses at Emerald Hill Road, located off Orchard Road. The shophouses are fixed with swinging doors (pintu pagar), a typical feature of Peranakan houses that allow in breezes while maintaining privacy. The ground is also paved with terracotta...

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This 1966 photograph shows a row of terrace houses at Emerald Hill Road, most of which appears to be from the late style. Fronting the forecourts of the houses are traditional Chinese-gateways. Emerald Hill Road, located off Orchard, was associated with the Peranakans in the 1930s as almost half the...

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This 1970 photograph shows a shophouse, from the late style at Emerald Hill Road. The second storey of the shophouse features full-length French windows that are separated by decorative pilasters topped with Corinthian capitals. Emerald Hill Road, located off Orchard Road, was associated with the Peranakans in the 1930s as...

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This photograph taken probably in 1983 shows a shophouse from the late style featuring full-length French windows, Corinthian-style pilasters and a dentilled cornice running atop the second-storey windows. The secondary pilasters separating the French windows sport a rather peculiar combination of Corinthian capitals and pediments. The forecourt of the shophouse...

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This 1988 photograph shows house no.125 on Emerald Hill Road, located off Orchard Road. The house has art deco characteristics such as the cross-braced window panels found on the first storey, and the clean lines of the columns and balustrade on the second storey. Rather in contrast to the overall...

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Taken in 1966, this photograph focuses on the Chinese-gateway to a terrace house at Emerald Hill Road, located off Orchard Road. The gateway showcases the typical features of a jian nian frieze, a technique where colourful ceramic pieces are cut and pasted to form decorative patterns or motifs. Other features...

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This 1967 photograph shows a forecourt leading to a house at Emerald Hill Road that features a set of swinging doors (pintu pagar) and bat-shaped vents. The swinging doors are a typical feature of Peranakan houses, allowing in breezes while maintaining privacy. Part of the forecourt's floor is laid with...

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This 1970 photograph shows a late-style terrace house at Emerald Hill Road, located off Orchard. The terrace house features bat-shaped vents on the first storey, and full-length French windows on the second. The forecourt of the shophouse is fronted by a wrought metal gate. Title devised by Library staff.

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This 1967 photograph shows a shophouse at Emerald Hill Road, located off Orchard Road. Architectural features on the first storey include bat-shaped vents, as well as, swinging doors (pintu pagar) that are characteristic of Peranakan houses. Forming a decorative panel beneath the first-storey windows are wall tiles with what look...

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This 1967 photograph shows a shophouse, from the late style at Emerald Hill Road. Prominent features of the shophouse include the swinging doors (pintu pagar) and bat-shaped vents on the first storey and full-length French windows on the second. A Chinese-style roof canopy overhangs the first storey of the house...

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This 1967 photograph shows a row of terrace houses, from the late style, at Emerald Hill Road. Each fronted with a forecourt, the houses feature bat-shaped vents on the first storey, and full-length French windows on the second. Emerald Hill Road, located off Orchard, was associated with the Peranakans in...

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This 1967 photograph shows a row of terrace houses from the late style at Emerald Hill Road. Each fronted by a forecourt, the houses feature bat-shaped vents on the first storey, and full-length French windows on the second. Emerald Hill Road, located near Orchard, was associated with the Peranakans in...

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This 1970 photograph shows a row of terrace houses from the late style at Emerald Hill Road. The houses feature bat-shaped vents on the first storey and full-length French windows on the second. Title devised by Library staff.

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