Tan Teck Guan Building, Medical education building in Bukit Merah, Singapore.
The two-story red-brick structure with white decorative mouldings features a Neo-Georgian facade, Venetian door, and French windows near Singapore General Hospital.
The building opened in 1911 as part of Singapore's first medical school, funded by a 15,000 Straits dollars donation from rubber merchant Tan Chay Yan.
The structure represents early efforts to establish local medical education in Singapore, reducing dependence on doctors from Britain and India.
The Ministry of Health currently occupies the building at 16A College Road, which received extensive renovations including steel reinforcements between 1985 and 1987.
During the Japanese occupation from 1942 to 1945, the medical facility was converted into a laboratory for biological warfare weapon development.
Location: Bukit Merah
Official opening: June 23, 1911
Floors above the ground: 2
GPS coordinates: 1.28056,103.83300
Latest update: March 6, 2025 15:59
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