About 255 Jalan Besar
255 Jalan Besar is a shophouse with apartments above at 255 Jalan Besar, Singapore 208928, in District 8 (Farrer Park, Serangoon Road). The directory had no address on file, but OneMap confirms the address and tags it with the label Petain Road/Tyrwhitt Road Conservation Area. It is managed by MCST 2021. The shophouse is on the odd-numbered side of Jalan Besar, facing the row at 256 to 260 across the road.
Interesting facts
URA describes the shophouses of the Jalan Besar conservation area as mostly two storeys tall, in the Late, Transitional and Art Deco styles, mixing European, Eastern and local influences.
Petain Road was named in 1928 after a French commander of the First World War. Its terrace houses were earmarked for preservation in 1981, ten years before the wider area was gazetted.
The New World Amusement Park opened off Jalan Besar on 1 August 1923 and closed in 1987.
Nearby
Farrer Park MRT station (NE8) is roughly ten minutes away on foot, and Bendemeer (DT23) is a similar distance to the east. Jalan Besar MRT station, despite its name, is at the far southern end of the road near Berseh Food Centre.
Key facts
Address: 255 Jalan Besar, Singapore 208928
District: District 8 (Farrer Park, Serangoon Road)
Property type: Shophouse with apartments
Conservation: within Petain Road/Tyrwhitt Road conservation area (OneMap label)
Nearest MRT: Farrer Park (NE8), Bendemeer (DT23)
MCST: 2021