Jinrikisha Station
1°16′48″N103°50′37″E/ 1.28000°N 103.84361°E
TheJinrikisha Stationis a historic building inSingapore,and is located inTanjong Pagarin the Chinatown district within the Singapore'scentral business district.
History
[edit]At one time the Jinrikisha Station was used as a family planning clinic. In 1987 it was one of the first buildings in Tanjong Pagar restored by theUrban Redevelopment Authority(URA). It was refurbished into a shopping and recreational centre. There are a seafood restaurant, shops, offices and nightclubs in the present building.
https://remembersingapore.org/jinrikisha-station/
Architecture
[edit]Samuel Tomlinson was Municipal Engineer from 1896 to 1902, during which time D.M. Craik was Municipal Architect. The date on the Jinrikisha Station building responds well to the triangular corner site and is typical of many other ornate buildings of the early 1900s.
However, originally, the building had exposedbrickwork,now painted, and this must have been somewhat unusual at the time. TheIonicpilastersand curvedpedimenton the corner and the square tower with its octagonalcupolaare pleasing and important elements of Tanjong Pagar Road and surroundings.
Notes
[edit]- National Heritage Board (2002),Singapore's 100 Historic Places,Archipelago Press,ISBN981-4068-23-3
- Norman Edwards, Peter Keys (1996),Singapore - A Guide to Buildings, Streets, Places,Times Books International,ISBN9971-65-231-5
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