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Tusculum The Hong Kong Telegraph page 10 11th May 1918.png

Submitted by eurasian_david on Mon, 2020-04-13 06:28
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1918

Tusculum / Fairyland - RBL 70 [????-????]

Submitted by annelisec on Fri, 2010-03-05 20:16

Owners:

House named "Tusculum"

1888 - Oscar Bachrach (moved to Beyrouth, Syria)

1892 - Bruce Shepherd (Deputy Land Officer)

1900 - Duncan Clark Jr.

1918 - Moller & Co.

1920 - Charles Forsyth

 

1924 - Jardine Matheson

House named "Fairyland"

Government comments on the request of a right-of-way to build a [motor] road to the site.

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Residence of the USA Consul-General [????- ]

Submitted by annelisec on Fri, 2010-03-05 13:04

1941:

The American Consul General in Hong Kong reported on December 20 at midnight that his residence had been practically destroyed and that he was moving into the consular office.

After the war, in 1949, the USA bought "Fairyland" at 3 Barker Rd, and the Consul General's residence move up to the Peak.  The lot, which included Garden Lot 24, and RBL 70, became RBL 552

The site was redevloped in 1987.

Previous place(s) at this location: 
Tusculum / Fairyland - RBL 70 [????-????]
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