Blue House (Hong Kong)

Blue House
藍屋
Blue House in 2018
Blue House (Hong Kong) is located in Hong Kong
Blue House (Hong Kong)
General information
Architectural styleTong lau
ClassificationGrade I historic building
LocationWan Chai
Address72-74A Stone Nullah Lane
Country Hong Kong
Coordinates22°16′26″N 114°10′27″E / 22.273897°N 114.174146°E / 22.273897; 114.174146
Named forBlue outer walls
Construction started1920
Completed1922
Technical details
Floor count4
Blue House
Traditional Chinese藍屋
Simplified Chinese蓝屋
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLán Wū
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLàahm ūk
JyutpingLaam4 uk1

Blue House refers to a 4-storey balcony-type tenement block located at 72-74A Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. It is named after the blue colour painted on its external walls. It is one of the few remaining examples of tong lau of the balcony type in Hong Kong and is listed as a Grade I historic building.[1]