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Coleman House
Former site of Coleman House
Former names	London Hotel Adelphi Hotel Hotel de la Paix Burlington Hotel
General information
Status	lost
Classification	R
Location	Singapore
Address	3 Coleman Street, Singapore 179804
Country	Singapore
Coordinates	1°17′30.8″N 103°51′00.2″E / 1.291889°N 103.850056°E / 1.291889; 103.850056
Construction started	1829
Demolished	December 1965
Client	Gaston Dutronquoy (former) C.A. Goymour (former) H. Kahlcke (former) Mrs Kahlcke (former) Thomas Percival Bulner (former) Tan Hiok Nee (former)
Owner	George Drumgoole Coleman (former)
Landlord	George Drumgoole Coleman (former)
Technical details
Floor count	2
Design and construction
Architect(s)	George Drumgoole Coleman

Coleman House was a former residence of George Drumgoole Coleman, an Irish architect and the Singapore's First Superintendent of Public Works. Construction started in 1823. The building was demolished in December 1965 to make way for the Peninsula Hotel in 1971.

History

The house was built by Coleman in 1829, with three large bedrooms and a total area of 14,500 square feet (1,350 m). Following Coleman's departure of Singapore due to an illness, the building was leased off to French hotelier Gaston Dutronquoy, who relocated the London Hotel to the house, and turned the dining room in to the Theatre Royal. The hotel was frequented by Joseph Conrad during his visits to Singapore. The building was turned into the Hotel de la Paix in 1856, and became the personal residence of Teochew businessman Tan Hiok Nee in the 1880s. The house was later converted into the Burlington Hotel, and served as a hotel or boarding house during World War II. The house was later leased off to shopkeepers who lived upstairs.

The Singapore government offered to buy the house in 1955 for redevelopment. The building was demolished in 1965, with over a thousand squatters occupying the building prior to its demolition, and was replaced by the Peninsula Hotel and Shopping Centre.

References

1. "G.D. Coleman, Singapore's First Architect". Retrieved 27 August 2019.
2. Hotel de la Paix Singapore Infopedia
3. ^ Staff Writer (5 December 1965). "LAST LOOK AT THE HOUSE THAT COLEMAN BUILT". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
4. "3, COLEMAN STREET LINK WITH CONRAD". The Straits Budget. Singapore. 8 April 1954. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
5. ^ Cornelius, Vernon. "Coleman Street". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
6. "COLEMAN HOUSE FOR MR. M". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 July 1954. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

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