Lower Barracks

Lower Barracks

Historic site

About

From 1881, Sikh men began arriving in Singapore as part of the Straits Settlement Police’s Sikh Contingent. Along with the Upper Barracks at the top of this hill, this 5-Storey building was completed in 1934 to house the men.

National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (open data, Singapore Open Data Licence).

Facts and sources

Names
EN Lower Barracks한국어 하부 막사 English: National Heritage Board; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Heritage
Historic Site (marked by NHB) National Heritage Board, record updated 2026-04-14
Planning area
Outram URA Master Plan 2025
Opening hours
Not in our sources NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
Data
/api/sight/lower-barracks.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Outram Park · Exit 3 The exit nearest this place, 194 m in a straight line (station 217 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps Junction of Pearl's Hill and Eu Tong Sen Street, opposite Pearl's Centre, 100 Eu Tong Sen Street, Singapore 59812

Area

Chinatown 374 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

Sri Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple Temple · 89 m away Outram Road Prison Historic site · 255 m away Cundhi Gong Temple Temple · 279 m away Ee Hoe Hean Club Architecture · 287 m away Upper Barracks Historic site · 298 m away Pearl's Hill City Park Park and garden · 305 m away

Sources and photo credits are on the terms page.