Matilda House, Punggol Road Track 13 (last
address)
Currently address not applicable
http://www.ura.gov.sg/skyline/skyline02/skyline02-01/text/skylineP4c.html
Matilda House, last address Punggol Road Track 13.
According to the 1995 Postal Code Directory, there's only one
address, number 39E.
According to URA website, the Matilda House was built in 1902 for
Joseph Cashin.
Might be Cashin's family's countryside house.As in the same case
for most rich families, they have the main house, at that time was
at Rochalie Drive and at Grange Road. 'Rochalie' was the name of
their house at Grange Road.
Countryside houses are quite common. A main house in the Town area
9as it was then known) and other houses at the 'countryside'
areas.
Matilda House is a conserved house. Was gazetted for conservation
by the Urban Redevelopment Authority on 21 February 2000.
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MATILDA HOUSE CONSERVATION AREA
Located off Punggol Road, the area was given conservation status on
21 February 2000. It contains an early style tropical bungalow
built in 1902 by a Mr Joseph Cashin. It has entrances on two sides
of the main building, an open balcony at the front facade and a
long verandah that takes advantage of the panoramic views.
http://www.ura.gov.sg/conservation/matilda.htm
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The current condition of the House.
The house had since
been totally boarded and sealed up by the authorities.
The roof of the annex
outhouse and the linkway to the house had since collapsed.
The tiled roof over
the main house had been covered by corrogated huge metal sheets
painted red.
^View from Punggol LRT Station above Punggol MRT.
^Rear
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Architecture.
Matilda House, built in colonial tropical Neo-Classical style
influenced by Malay architecture as reflected in the stilts of the
house.
The house sits on many stilts, which are the columns of the house
supporting the walls and roof. The stilts are to prevent wild
animals such as snakes to enter the house and to elevate the house
off the ground in case of flooding.
Long, open verendahs and windows are typical in tropical colonial
houses, but this house has longer rows of windows. These are
through windows to the other side, meaning that the breeze can blow
throught the house.
The lattices are ventillation holes.
The house is sited on a high land, which might had overlooked the
entire area, and possibily have a view of the sea.
The house is not by then sea. Punggol Point is the oroginal
coastline. Punggol had been reclaimed eastwards, not
northwards.
^Front balcony deck
^House on stilts
^One of the 2 porches of the house, which are the entrances.
^The elegant staircases and balustrades.
^One of 2 main entrances.
^Porch top detail
^Rear of main house. Note there's another balcony deck in the
corner.
^View to rear
