University
Hall, the University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam
Road
University Hall, on its imposing hilltop setting, is a charming
blend of Tudor and Gothic architectural styles. It was built about
1861 by Douglas Lapraik, a Scottish businessman, who named the two-storey
building with its four corner towers Douglas Castle. After the French
Mission bought the house in 1894, the building was renamed Nazareth
House, and housed a dormitory, a chapel, a library and a large printing
house famous for printing about 60,000 books annually in 28 languages.
The University of Hong Kong acquired the house in 1956 and converted
it into a men's residence hall, renaming it University Hall. (Not
open to the public.) |
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