Greenmount [????-????]
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Submitted by Herostratus on Sun, 2016-05-22 18:49
Current condition:
Demolished / No longer exists
Mr J Grant Sharp and his family lived here from 1884-1887. Prior to their occupation the tenants were Mr Kennard Davies from the North China insurance Company
Multiple families seemed to have lived her at the same time. Dr Eitel and his family was a tenant in 1886
There was a stable block at the house
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 1871 |
 1874 |
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Dates for Greenmount
Currently the oldest mention we have is the 1885 Ladies Directory (see http://gwulo.com/search/node/greenmount)
It's still shown on the 1924 map: http://gwulo.com/node/32423#18/22.28428/114.14203/Map_by_ESRI-1924_HK-Ma...
Greenmount a fine house of
Greenmount a fine house of the old type standing in spacious grounds has disappeared to give way to European flats.
Written 1933
Source: Old Hong Kong by Colonial Vol 1