Upper Barracks

Upper Barracks

Historic site

About

This 3-Storey building, along with the Lower Barracks, on Pearl’s Hill were built in 1934 specifically as residence for the Sikh Contingent of the Straits Settlement Police.

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

Facts and sources

Names
EN Upper Barracks한국어 상부 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/upper-barracks.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Chinatown · Exit C The exit nearest this place, 114 m in a straight line (station 191 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps 195 Pearl's Hill Terrace, Singapore 168976

Area

Chinatown 288 m from the centre of the area Clarke Quay 759 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

Pearl's Hill City Park Park and garden · 200 m away Pearl's Hill School Historic site · 225 m away Family Justice Courts Architecture · 272 m away Lower Barracks Historic site · 298 m away Sri Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple Temple · 362 m away Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum Temple · 423 m away

Sources and photo credits are on the terms page.