About 36 Prinsep Street
36 Prinsep Street is a six-storey strata commercial building at Singapore 188648, in District 7 (Beach Road, Bugis, Rochor). It has no other name and is known simply by its address. Its management corporation, MCST 2096, was constituted on 19 June 1997.
The building has long been used by schools, churches and small offices rather than shops. OneMap lists Gospel Assembly Church and a KLC International Institute campus at the address, although current occupiers should be checked directly. Little else has been published about the building, so the history below is about Prinsep Street.
Interesting facts
About the street: Prinsep Street is named after Charles Robert Prinsep, who owned nutmeg plantations here in the 19th century. His estate covered much of Mount Sophia and the land where the Istana now stands.
Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church, a red-brick building of 1931 designed by Swan and Maclaren, stands on the site of a chapel founded in 1843 to serve the Malay-speaking community.
Singapore's first maternal and child health clinic opened on Prinsep Street in 1923.
Nearby
Bencoolen MRT (Downtown Line) is about 5 minutes away on foot, and Dhoby Ghaut interchange (North South, North East and Circle lines) about 8 minutes. Bras Basah MRT (Circle Line) is a similar distance. The School of the Arts, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and LASALLE College of the Arts are all close, as is the Selegie Arts Centre. The pedestrianised stretch of Prinsep Street further north has a row of bars and eateries, and Albert Centre Market and Food Centre is within walking distance.
Key facts
Address: 36 Prinsep Street, Singapore 188648
District: 7 (Beach Road, Bugis, Rochor)
Property type: Strata commercial building
Storeys: 6
Nearest MRT: Bencoolen (DT21), Dhoby Ghaut (NS24/NE6/CC1), Bras Basah (CC2)
MCST: 2096 (constituted 19 June 1997)