Flagstaff House

HF: I was not sure whether to include the following material in an article for this website. However, I thought its origin was worthy of being graded as Hong Kong industrial history.

Flagstaff House, built in 1846, is the oldest example of colonial architecture remaining in Hong Kong. It is located at 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central – within the Hong Kong Park. It has been a longtime residence of the Commander of the British forces in Hong Kong during colonial times. Today Flagstaff House houses the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware.

Flagstaff House had been named as Headquarter House until 1932. The site chosen was a small bluff above the barracks and above Queen’s Road, then at the waterfront.