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Old Dairy Farm Depot

Building in Central, Hong Kong

Summary

Building in Central, Hong Kong

Field	Value
name	Old Dairy Farm Depot
native_name	舊牛奶公司倉庫
image	HK TheFringeClub.jpg
alt	A view of the curved, striped end of the South Block from Glenealy, with the words "Arts and people—Fringe Club" painted over a bricked-up window.
caption	A view of the curved, striped end of the South Block from Glenealy
status	Leased – arts venue & clubhouse
architectural_style	Late Victorian eclectic
classification	Grade I declared monument
location	Hong Kong
address	2 Lower Albert Road, Central
current_tenants	North Foreign Correspondents' Club
South Fringe Club
landlord	Government Property Agency
start_date	1890
renovation_date	1913
main_contractor	Dairy Farm
architecture_firm	Danby & Leigh
ren_awards	Antiquities & Monuments Office's Award of Merit

South Fringe Club

The Old Dairy Farm Depot along Wyndham Street. Lower Albert Road is on the right.

Entrance of the Hong Kong Fringe Club, Lower Albert Road.

The Old Dairy Farm Depot, or Old Dairy Farm Building, is a building in Central, Hong Kong, which currently houses the Hong Kong Fringe Club (South Block) and the Foreign Correspondents' Club (North Block). It is located at 2 Lower Albert Road. The back of the building is located along Wyndham Street, while its edge faces Glenealy.

History

In 1892, Dairy Farm built a low-rise brick and a stucco building on Lower Albert Road in Central for use as a cold storage warehouse. It was designed by Danby & Leigh (now Leigh & Orange). The original depot only comprised about half (the southern part) of the present premises. This warehouse was later renovated and expanded in 1913, 1917 and 1925 to include a dairy shop, a room for meat smoking, a cold storage room for winter clothes and residency for the general manager. The building later evolved into the company headquarters until the company moved in the 1970s.

The Foreign Correspondents' Club started occupying the North Block in 1982. The South Block has been leased by the Hong Kong Fringe Club since 1984. It has undergone many major renovations since the Fringe Club moved in.

Architecture

The building is built in the Eclectic architectural style with strong Neoclassical and some Arts and Crafts influence. The facade features polychromatic "bandaged" brickworks.

Conservation

The building is located along the Central and Western Heritage Trail. It was listed as a Grade II historic building in 1981, and as a Grade I historic building in 2009. The project of renovation and refurbishment of the Old Dairy Farm Building and its conversion into the Hong Kong Fringe Club was a winner of the 2001 Hong Kong Heritage Awards, organised by the Antiquities Advisory Board and the Antiquities and Monuments Office.

References

"Hong Kong Fringe Club – Where We Are".
(30 May 2006). "From British Colonization to Japanese Invasion". HKIA Journal.
"Brief Information on Proposed Grade 1 Items. Item #68.".
[[Antiquities and Monuments Office]]: [http://www.amo.gov.hk/en/trails_central3.php?tid=31 Central and Western Heritage Trail: Old Dairy Farm Building ]
[[Antiquities and Monuments Office]]: [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/AAB-SM-chi.pdf List of the Historic Buildings in Building Assessment] {{webarchive. link. (22 September 2013 (as of 23 November 2011))
[http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Monument/en/education_award.php Winning Entries of Hong Kong Heritage Awards (2001)]

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