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The house was completed in 1902 and was built by
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The ownership of the house was later passed on to Howard Cashin, where he resided in together with his wife and children after returning from
England where he studied law in 1953. In the 1960s, the ownership was then further passed on to his brother, Joseph Cashin, where Joseph lived in along with
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In 2012, the site on which the house sits was sold to property developer Sim Lian Group, which planned to develop the site into a residential condominium known as "A Treasure Trove". The sale conditions included the need to conserve and restore the building and integrate it as part of the housing
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Built in 1902, it originally belonged to
Alexander Cashin, whose family history in Singapore can be traced back to the early 1840s. It has entrances on two sides of the main building, an open balcony at the front façade, and a long verandah. It was conserved by Singapore's
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set within a large garden with coconut and various kinds of fruit trees and also includes a horse-stable, tennis-courts and is nearby a small fishing village on the side close to the seafront. It mainly served as a weekend retreat for the
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In 2010, the site which the house sits on was put on for sale. It was a frequent haunt for photographers, especially for those who want to take night shots of the place, until the site the house was sold in 2012 for redevelopment.
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In 1985, the government acquired one million meters square of land in
Punggol, including the Matilda Estate, which the house was a part of and the Cashins were asked to move out of the property. Given conservation by Singapore's
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project. The house was eventually converted into the condominium's clubhouse in 2015 and houses amenities such as function rooms and a gym for its condominium residents.
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