| The Fullerton Hotel Singapore | |
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| Former names | General Post Office Building |
| Alternative names | Fullerton Building |
| General information | |
| Status | commercial |
| Type | Hotel |
| Architectural style | Neo classical |
| Classification | R |
| Location | Downtown Core Singapore |
| Address | 1 Fullerton Square, Singapore 049178 |
| Country | Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1°17′10″N 103°51′11″E / 1.28611°N 103.85306°E |
| Current tenants | General Post Office (former) Singapore Club (former) The Exchange (former) Marine Department (former) Import and Export Department (former) |
| Named for | Robert Fullerton |
| Construction started | February 1924 |
| Completed | June 1928 |
| Opened | 27 June 1928 |
| Renovated | 1982, 1998-2000 |
| Owner | Precious Treasure Pte Ltd |
| Landlord | Sino Land |
| Affiliation | The Fullerton Heritage |
| Height | 37 m |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 9 (including 1 basement) |
| Floor area | 41,100 sqm |
| Lifts/elevators | 14 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Keys & Dowdeswell |
| Developer | Far East Organization Sino Land Company Limited |
| Services engineer | Express Lift Company, Public Works Department |
| Main contractor | Perry & Co. Overseas Ltd. |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | Tay Lee Soon |
| Renovating firm | Evelyn Houng Architects 61 Pte Ltd DP Consultants |
| Structural engineer | Oscar Faber Asia Pte Ltd |
| Civil engineer | Oscar Faber Asia Pte Ltd |
| Other designers | Hirsch Bedner Associates |
| Main contractor | Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 400 |
| Number of restaurants | 3 |
| Number of bars | 2 |
| Parking | 350 |
| Website | |
| fullertonhotels | |
| Designated | 7 December 2015 |
| Reference no. | 71 |
| Governing body | National Heritage Board |
The Fullerton Hotel Singapore is a five-star luxury hotel located near the mouth of the Singapore River, in the Downtown Core of the Central Area, Singapore. It was originally known as the Fullerton Building, and also as the General Post Office Building.[1][2] The address is 1 Fullerton Square. The Fullerton Building was named after Robert Fullerton, the first Governor of the Straits Settlements (1826–1829).[3] Commissioned in 1924 as part of the British colony's centennial celebrations, the building was designed as an office building by Major P.H. Keys of Keys & Dowdeswell, a Shanghai firm of architects, which won the project through an architectural design competition.[4][5][6][7][8] The architectural firm also designed the Capitol Theatre, its adjoined Capitol Building and the Singapore General Hospital.[9] In 2015, it was designated as a national monument of Singapore.[10]
- ^ "Our History". The Fullerton Hotel Singapore. Archived from the original on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
- ^ "Fullerton Building | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ National Heritage Board (2002). Singapore's 100 Historic Places. Singapore: Archipelago Press. ISBN 981-4068-23-3.
- ^ Tommy Thong Bee Koh; Timothy Auger; Jimmy Yap; Wei Chian Ng (2006). Singapore: The Encyclopedia. Editions Didier Millet. ISBN 978-981-4155-63-2.
- ^ Colin Tan (14 December 2000). "Fullerton". The Straits Times. p. M12.
- ^ Arthur Sim (19 July 2001). "Fullerton wins heritage award". The Straits Times. p. L7.
- ^ Norman Edwards, Peter Keys (1996). Singapore – A Guide to Buildings, Streets, Places. Singapore: Times Books International. ISBN 9971-65-231-5.
- ^ Wong Yunn Chii (2005). Singapore 1:1 City: A Gallery of Architecture & Urban Design. Singapore: Urban Redevelopment Authority. ISBN 981-05-4467-7.
- ^ Koh Boon Pin (6 June 2000). "A peek into the Fullerton". The Straits Times. p. 40.
- ^ Melody Zaccheus (7 December 2015). "Fullerton Hotel building is Singapore's 71st national monument | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.