SLA puts up heritage house near Botanic Gardens for rent

A two-storey heritage house near the Botanic Gardens is looking for a new tenant.

The 3,208 sq ft house, sitting on a land area of 9,418 sq ft, was recently put up for a two-year lease by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA).

According to its State Property Information Online (SIPO) portal, the property at 15 Ross Avenue is to be used for residential purposes only.

Ross Avenue is believed to have been named after Nobel Prize-winning physician Sir Ronald Ross, who is known for his pioneering research on malaria.

The neighbourhood was home to university educators, while the house counts the former head of the School of Architecture at the University of Singapore among its former tenants, SLA said.

The University of Singapore was the predecessor of the National University of Singapore.

"The house itself has plenty of architectural character. Look closer and you'll spot intricate star-shaped and floral patterns on the window grilles, along with elegant scrollwork on the balcony railings.

"Inside, high ceilings, large windows, a sheltered verandah and an upper-floor balcony offer airy spaces to unwind and enjoy the surrounding greenery," the authority wrote in its introduction of the property.

It is one of several heritage houses along Ross Avenue and nearby Leyden Hill, which takes its name from Malay language and literature scholar John Leyden.

植物园附近的一栋两层楼历史建筑正在寻找新租户。

这栋房屋建筑面积为 3,208 平方英尺，占地 9,418 平方英尺，最近由新加坡土地管理局 (SLA) 挂牌出租，租期两年。

根据州政府的在线房产信息（SIPO）门户网站显示，罗斯大道 15 号的房产只能用于住宅用途。

据信，罗斯大道是以诺贝尔奖获得者、医学博士罗纳德·罗斯爵士的名字命名的，他因其在疟疾方面的开创性研究而闻名。

新加坡土地管理局 (SLA) 表示，该社区曾是大学教师的居住地，而这栋房子的前租户中就包括新加坡大学建筑学院的前院长。

新加坡大学的前身是新加坡国立大学。

“这栋房子本身就很有建筑特色。仔细观察，你会发现窗户格栅上有错综复杂的星形和花卉图案，阳台栏杆上还有优雅的卷轴纹饰。”

“室内高高的天花板、宽大的窗户、遮蔽的阳台和楼上的阳台提供了通风的空间，让人可以放松身心，欣赏周围的绿化，”该机构在房产介绍中写道。

它是罗斯大道和附近的莱顿山沿线几座历史建筑之一，莱顿山的名字来源于马来语和文学学者约翰·莱顿。