Flagstaff House
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| Chinese | 旗杆屋 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Museum of Tea Ware | |||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 茶具文物館 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Designated | 14 Sep 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | 36 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Qí gān wū |
| Wade–Giles | Ch'i2 kan1 wu1 |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Kèih gōn ūk |
| IPA | [kʰȅi kɔ́ːn ʔʊ́k] |
| Jyutping | Kei4 gon1 uk1 |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chá jù wén wù guǎn |
| Wade–Giles | Ch'a2 chü4 wen2 wu4 kuan3 |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Chàh geuih màhn maht gún |
| IPA | [tsʰȁː kɵ̀y mɐ̏n mɐ̀t kʷǔːn] |
| Jyutping | Caa4 geoi6 man4 mat6 gwun2 |
Flagstaff House, built in 1846, is the oldest example of Western-style architecture remaining in Hong Kong. It is located at 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central - within the Hong Kong Park.
It has been a longtime residence of the Commander of the British forces in Hong Kong during colonial times. Today Flagstaff House houses the Museum of Tea Ware. The building is a popular setting for wedding photography.
Flagstaff House had been named as Headquarter House until 1932. The site chosen was a small bluff above the barracks and above Queen's Road, then at the waterfront.
The building was designed in Greek revival style. Historians suspect it was designed either by Murdoch Bruce, a Scot who was inspector of buildings, or by Lieutenant Bernard Collinson of the Royal Engineers. The first occupant was Major-General George Charles D'Aguilar, General Officer Commanding from 1844 to 1846 who also held the post of Lieutenant Governor.
The west and east wings were shelled during the Japanese invasion in the Second World War; it also suffered bomb damage. The Japanese repaired it and the Commandant took the building as his residence during the occupation.
After the war, Flagstaff House was again the Commander's residence until 1978, when the Commander moved to a purpose built house on Barker Road. It was handed over by the military to the civilian Hong Kong Government as part of the recovery of Victoria Barracks. The Government put it under the responsibility of the Urban Council in 1981.
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