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Flagstaff House, built in 1846, is the oldest example of Western-style architecture remaining in Hong Kong. Antiquities and Monuments Office
Declared Monuments in Hong Kong: Flagstaff House
It is located at 10 Cotton Tree Drive,
Flagstaff House had been named as Headquarter House until 1932.Eric Cavaliero
Proud house on a hill
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In 1984, it was converted into the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, a branch museum of the Hong Kong Museum of Art. The museum specialises in the collection, study and display of teaware, including many samples of the Yixing teapot, from the Jiangsu of China, as well as the world's oldest known extant teapot.
A new wing, the K.S. Lo Gallery, was built and opened in 1995.K.S. Lo Collection of Tea Ware and Seals
/ref> It is named after local collector (and Vitasoy founder Dr.
LCSD – Tea Museum
{{Authority control 1846 establishments in Hong Kong Art museums and galleries in Hong Kong Central, Hong Kong Declared monuments of Hong Kong Decorative arts museums in China Greek Revival houses Hong Kong Park Landmarks in Hong Kong Museums established in 1984 Official residences in Hong Kong Teaware Tea museums in China 19th-century architecture in Hong Kong
Declared Monuments in Hong Kong: Flagstaff House
It is located at 10 Cotton Tree Drive,
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– within the Hong Kong Park.
It has been a longtime residence of the Commander of the British forces in Hong Kong during colonial times. Today Flagstaff House houses the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware.
History
Flagstaff House had been named as Headquarter House until 1932.Eric CavalieroProud house on a hill
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, 16 January 1997 The site chosen was a small bluff above the barracks and above Queen's Road, then at the waterfront.
The building was designed in Greek revival style
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. Historians suspect it was designed either by Murdoch Bruce, a Scotsman who was inspector of buildings, or by Lieutenant Bernard Collinson of the Royal Engineers
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. Construction was completed in 1846, and the first occupant was Major-General George Charles D'Aguilar, General Officer Commanding from 1844 to 1846, who also held the post of Lieutenant Governor
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The west and east wings were shelled during the Japanese invasion in the Second World War; it also suffered bomb damage. The Japanese repaired it and the Commandant took the building as his residence during the occupation.
After the war, Flagstaff House was again the Commander's residence until 1978, when the Commander moved to a purpose built house on Barker Road. It was handed over by the military to the civilian Hong Kong Government as part of the recovery of Victoria Barracks. The Government put it under the responsibility of the Urban Council in 1981.
The building was declared a monument in 1989. It was restored as far as possible to its original mid-19th-century appearance, structurally reinforced, and the interior was to be modified so that it could be used as a museum.
Museum of Tea Ware
In 1984, it was converted into the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, a branch museum of the Hong Kong Museum of Art. The museum specialises in the collection, study and display of teaware, including many samples of the Yixing teapot, from the Jiangsu of China, as well as the world's oldest known extant teapot.
A new wing, the K.S. Lo Gallery, was built and opened in 1995./ref> It is named after local collector (and Vitasoy founder Dr.
Kwee Seong Lo
Dr. Lo Kwee-seong, CBE, JP (; 2 February 1910 – 5 May 1995) was a Hong Kong businessman, investor and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Vitasoy, a well-known soymilk drink company in Hong Kong. He was also an unofficial member of the ...
), who made a donation to the city in the 1970s. This donation now constitutes the core of the museum's collection. The new gallery contains a collection of ceramics and Chinese seal
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s.
See also
* History of Hong Kong * Hong Kong tea culture * List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong * List of museums in Hong KongReferences
External links
LCSD – Tea Museum
{{Authority control 1846 establishments in Hong Kong Art museums and galleries in Hong Kong Central, Hong Kong Declared monuments of Hong Kong Decorative arts museums in China Greek Revival houses Hong Kong Park Landmarks in Hong Kong Museums established in 1984 Official residences in Hong Kong Teaware Tea museums in China 19th-century architecture in Hong Kong