Farquhar Street, George Town

5°25′14.78″N 100°20′18.36″E / 5.4207722°N 100.3384333°E / 5.4207722; 100.3384333

Farquhar Street
Malay: Lebuh Farquhar
Chinese: 华盖街 / 華蓋街
Tamil: ஃபர்குஹார் தெரு
Maintained byPenang Island City Council
LocationGeorge Town
West endNortham Road
East endPitt Street
Construction
Inauguration1804
LEBUH FARQUHAR
Farquhar St10200 P. PINANG

TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iii, iv
Designated2008 (32nd session)
Part ofGeorge Town UNESCO Core and Buffer Zones
Reference no.1223
RegionAsia-Pacific

Farquhar Street is a major thoroughfare in the city of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Created in the late 18th century, the road forms part of the city centre's civic precinct, and is notable for the colonial buildings built under British rule.[1] These include some of the most significant civic, religious, and commercial buildings of Penang, such as Penang High Court, Penang State Museum and Art Gallery, St. George's Church, Church of the Assumption, and Eastern & Oriental Hotel.

Located within the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site, the road was also the cradle of the top English schools in Penang - Penang Free School, St. Xavier's Institution, Convent Light Street and St. George's Girls' School. Today, only St. Xavier's Institution and Convent Light Street remain at Farquhar Street, while the other schools have since been relocated.

  1. ^ Khoo, Salma Nasution (2007). Streets of George Town, Penang. Penang, Malaysia: Areca Books. ISBN 9789839886009.