Balestier Art Deco shophouses
Art Deco shophouses in Balestier, Singapore
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The Balestier Art Deco shophouses are two shophouses located on 230 & 246 Balestier Road in Balestier, Singapore.
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 Interactive map of the Balestier Art Deco shophouses area | |
General information | |
| Status | Conserved |
| Type | Shophouses |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Location | 230 & 246 Balestier Road, Balestier, Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1.3218°N 103.8526°E |
Completed | 1950s |
| Design and construction | |
| Known for | Art Deco style |
History
The Balestier Art Deco shophouses were built in the 1950s on former cultivating vegetable farmland and ponds, which cultivated taro, in the Art Deco style.[1] Unlike typical shophouses, the art deco shophouses were designed to include individual apartments on each floor of the building.[2] The shophouses are located on either corners of an unnamed side road which runs off of Balestier Road, and are opposite the Goh Chor Tua Pek Kong Temple.[1][3] The shophouse on 230 Balestier Road houses the Balestier Bak Kut Teh stall, while the shophouse in 246 Balestier Road houses the Hoover Hotel, named after the defunct Hoover Theatre.[1]
The shophouses were conserved in 2003, along with the nearby Balestier Pre-war Shophouses.[2] The shophouses have also been included in the Balestier Heritage Trail by the National Heritage Board.[1][4]
