Matilda House gets new life as condominium clubhouse
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Today, Matilda House stands amid a busy worksite for Sim Lian condo project A Treasure Trove. It will be the development’s clubhouse, featuring a gym, function room and lounge. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LIM
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The sprawling building had six bedrooms, attached servants’ quarters and stables, and was set in orchards which had mangosteen, durian and rambutan trees. -- PHOTO: ST FILE, URA
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Matilda House in its former glory. It was built in 1902 and used as a weekend resort by the Cashin family. -- PHOTO: ST FILE, URA
Today, Matilda House stands amid a busy worksite for Sim Lian condo project A Treasure Trove. It will be the development’s clubhouse, featuring a gym, function room and lounge. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LIM
The sprawling building had six bedrooms, attached servants’ quarters and stables, and was set in orchards which had mangosteen, durian and rambutan trees. -- PHOTO: ST FILE, URA
Matilda House in its former glory. It was built in 1902 and used as a weekend resort by the Cashin family. -- PHOTO: ST FILE, URA
Matilda House, the only remaining historical bungalow in Punggol, will get a new lease of life in 2015 as a condominium clubhouse. It had been left abandoned for more than two decades.
The 417 sq m single-storey property opposite Punggol MRT station will house amenities such as a function room, a lounge and a gym for residents of A Treasure Trove condominium.
Two years ago, property developer Sim Lian Group had clinched the condo site when it was put up for sale. The sale conditions included the need to retain and restore Matilda House according to conservation guidelines, and integrate it as part of the housing project.
According to an earlier report, well-known lawyer Howard Cashin, who died in 2009, said the bungalow was built in 1902 by his father Alexander, the son of Mr Joseph Cashin.
