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Emerald Hill
Off Orchard Road, Singapore Phone: 800 736 2000About
Emerald Hill (Chinese: is a neighbourhood and a conservation area located in the planning areas of Newton and Orchard in Singapore. Former home to many members of the city-state's wealthy Peranakan community, it is located near Orchard Road. Many of its homes feature Chinese Baroque architecture. Emerald Hill is also the setting for some of the short stories by the late Singaporean author Goh Sin Tub. Many of the homes were designed by Mr R T Rajoo (Rethinam Thamby Rajoo Pillay) a prominent architect of those days who died in 1928 at his home in Tank Road, Singapore.
