Jardine Matheson 1st Site [1841-????]
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Submitted by Herostratus on Mon, 2017-01-16 20:28
Current condition:
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed:
1841-01-01
The buildings wsere quickly taken over by the Military to become naval stores and Jardine moved to East Point. Jardine also built a residence on Town Lot 42 where Flagstafff house is today. See here for more information
Comments
Sale to the Military
From: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch, Vol. 30 (1990 ), page 221
HONG KONG HONGS WITH LONG HISTORIES AND BRITISH CONNECTIONS by DAN WATERS
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When the first land sales were held in Hong Kong on 14th June 1841, Jardine's built godowns (warehouses) on land purchased in what is now Queensway. In 1842, these were sold to the Royal Navy for stores.