List of the oldest buildings and structures in Hong Kong
The following is a list of the oldest buildings and structures in Hong Kong.
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Before 1800
Although Hong Kong was sparsely populated prior to the arrival of the British, the area has a number of historic structures:
| Building | Year completed | Builder | Source | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum | 25-220AD | Sham Shui Po District | ||
| Tung Chung Fort | 1174–1189 | Tung Chung | ||
| Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda | 15th century | Ping Shan | ||
| Tang Ancestral Hall | 14th century | Ping Shan | ||
| Yu Kiu Ancestral Hall | 16th century | Ping Shan | ||
| Sau Choi Mansion | Ping Shan | |||
| Law Uk Folk Museum | 18th century | Chai Wan | ||
| Tung Lung Fort | 1719–1724 | Sai Kung | ||
| Fan Lau Fort | 1729 | Lantau | ||
| Entrance Tower of Ma Wat Wai | Fanling | |||
| Kun Lung Gate Tower | 1744 | Fanling | ||
| Sam Tung Uk | 1786 | Tsuen Wan |
19th century
Most of the buildings built during this period was by the British and mostly on Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula:
| Building | Year completed | Builder | Style | Source | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeung Hau Temple | 1811 | Ha Tsuen | |||
| Tung Chung Battery | 1817 | Tung Chung | |||
| Stanley Fort | 1840s? | Victorian | Stanley | ||
| Victoria Barracks, Hong Kong | 1840s–1874 | Victorian | Central | ||
| Victoria Prison | 1841 | Victorian | Central | ||
| Murray House | 1844 | Major Aldrich and Lieutenant Collinson of the Royal Engineers | Classical | re-located to Stanley from Central | |
| Flagstaff House | 1846 | Colonial | Central | ||
| remains of the Kowloon Walled City and Yamen Building | 1847 | Kowloon | |||
| St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong | 1847 | Victorian Gothic | Central | ||
| Bishop's House | 1848 | Tudor Revival | Central | ||
| Government House, Hong Kong | 1855 | Charles St George Cleverly | Colonial / Japanese | Central | |
| Old Stanley Police Station | 1859 | Victorian | Stanley | ||
| University Hall (University of Hong Kong) | 1861 | Tudor and Gothic | Douglas Lapraik | ||
| Central Police Station – Barracks block | 1864 | Colonial | Central | ||
| Fat Tau Chau Old Chinese Customs Station | 1868 | Junk Island, Sai Kung | |||
| Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse | 1875 | Cape D'Aguilar | |||
| Green Island Lighthouse Compound | 1875, 1905 | Green Island, Hong Kong | |||
| Hong Kong Observatory | 1883 | Colonial | Tsim Sha Tsui | ||
| Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound | 1884 | Colonial | Tsim Sha Tsui | ||
| Lei Yue Mun Fort | 1887 | Lei Yue Mun | |||
| Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Hong Kong) | 1888 | Crawley and Company | Gothic Revival | Mid-Levels | |
| Old Dairy Farm Depot | 1892 | Danby & Leigh | Eclectic architectural | Central | |
| Waglan Lighthouse | 1893 | ||||
| Old Stanley Police Station | 1899 | Tai Po |
Early 20th century
| Building | Year completed | Builder | Style | Source | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohel Leah Synagogue | 1901–1902 | Colonial Sephardic | Mid-levels | ||
| Former Kowloon British School | 1902 | Victorian | Tsim Sha Tsui | ||
| Gate Lodge | 1902–1904 | Renaissance | Victoria Peak | ||
| Old British Military Hospital | 1903 | Mid-Levels | |||
| Old Pathological Institute | 1905 | Mid-Levels | |||
| Western Market | 1906 | Edwardian | Central | ||
| St. Andrew's Church (Kowloon) | 1906 | Victorian-Gothic | Tsim Sha Tsui | ||
| Old District Office North | 1907 | Tai Po | |||
| Signal Hill Tower | 1907 | Tsim Sha Tsui | |||
| Clock Tower, Hong Kong | 1910 | Greek-revival | Tsim Sha Tsui | ||
| Central Police Station – HQ Block, Blocks A-D | 1910 | Central | |||
| University of Hong Kong Main Building | 1910–1912 | Leigh & Orange | Mid-levels | ||
| Legislative Council Building | 1912 | Sir Aston Webb | Neo-Classical | Central | |
| Old Wan Chai Post Office | 1912–1913 | Greek-revival | Wan Chai | ||
| Former Central Magistracy | 1913–1914 | Greek-revival | Central | ||
| Elliot Hall, University of Hong Kong | 1914 | Edwardian | Mid-Levels | ||
| Ex-Commodore's House | 1914 | Neoclassicism | Central | ||
| Dr. Sun Yat-sen Museum | 1914 | Greek-revival | Central | ||
| May Hall, University of Hong Kong | 1915 | Edwardian | Mid-Levels | ||
| The Main Building, The Helena May | 1916 | Central | |||
| Former French Mission Building | 1917 | Neoclassical | Central | ||
| Hung Hing Ying Building, the University of Hong Kong | 1919 | Neoclassical | |||
| North Block of St. Joseph's College | 1920 | Central | |||
| Old Kowloon Fire Station | 1920 | Tsim Sha Tsui | |||
| Main Building at St. Stephen's Girls' College | 1923 | Mid-Levels | |||
| Pedder Building | 1923 | Central | |||
| Sham Shui Po Police Station | 1924 | Sham Shui Po | |||
| Central Police Station Stable Block | 1925 | Tsim Sha Tsui | |||
| West Block of St. Joseph's College | 1925 | Central | |||
| Yau Ma Tei Police Station | 1925 | Yau Ma Tei | |||
| The Church of Christ in China Hop Yat Church 合一堂 | 1926 | Tsim Sha Tsui | |||
| The Peninsula Hong Kong | 1928 | Tsim Sha Tsui | |||
| Tang Chi Ngong Building, the University of Hong Kong | 1929 | ||||
| Fanling Lodge | 1934 | Public Works Department | Mixed | Fanling | |
| The Haw Par Mansion | 1935 | Chinese Renaissance | Tai Hang | ||
| Tung Lin Kok Yuen | 1935 | Chinese Renaissance | Happy Valley | ||
| Morrison Building in Hoh Fuk Tong Centre | 1936 | Tuen Mun | |||
| King Yin Lei | 1937 | A.R. Fenton-Rayen | Chinese Renaissance | Mid-Levels | |
| Holy Trinity Cathedral | 1937 | Chinese Traditional | Kowloon City |
Post-World War II
| Building | Year completed | Builder | Source | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of China Building | 1952 | Central | ||
| City Hall, Hong Kong | 1956 | Central | ||
| Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier | 1957 | Central | ||
| Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier | 1957 | Tsim Sha Tsui | ||
| Queen's Pier | 1957 | Ron Phillips and Alan Fitch | Central | |
| Central Government Offices | 1957 | Central |
See also
- Declared monuments of Hong Kong
- Heritage conservation in Hong Kong
- Old Industrial Buildings Revitalization in Hong Kong
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