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Book a free heritage tourVisit our restored townhouse and get a glimpse of the life in an early 20th century Peranakan home. Free tours are offered five times a week; advance booking is required. Click on the image to learn about our tours.
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Explore our publicationsClick on the image to learn about our publications. All publications are available for purchase at the house.
Built around 1895, 157 Neil Road is a townhouse located in Singapore’s historic district of Tanjong Pagar. Once the ancestral home of a Straits Chinese (Peranakan Chinese) family, the property was acquired by the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2006 from funds donated by Ms Agnes Tan who made the donation in memory of her father, the late business and community leader Tun Tan Cheng Lock.
Following extensive restoration works, the premises officially opened on 4 September 2008 and was named ‘Baba House’. It is a heritage house, curated to display the early 20th century domestic life and culture of the Peranakan Chinese. As a part of NUS, it is also a facility which supports research in cultural encounters and hybridity, urban and social history and architectural conservation.
