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Sited on a circa 900 sq ft rectangularly-shaped land on Church Street (Lebuh Gereja) in the heart of Penang George Town Unesco World Heritage Site Core Zone, these two adjoining three-storey heritage shophouses houses three furnished apartments.
Freehold tenure. The listed property features a total built-up area of circa 2,500 sq ft comprising a total of 6 bedrooms, 3 pantries and 5 bathrooms.
Blue-chip location. Walking distance to local eateries, restaurants, sightseeing spots, hotels, banks, commercial and retail outlets.
Now for sale MYR 4.38M o.n.o. lock, stock and barrel. View to appreciate.
About Church Street
Church Street, or Lebuh Gereja, is one of the streets within the core zone of the George Town Unesco World Heritage Site. Located within the Commercial District of 19th century George Town, it is one of the early streets to be laid in the town, and has appeared in the Popham Map of 1798.The name Church Street was derived from the Catholic Missionary Church which was established by Father Arnold Garnault, who arrived with a group of Roman Catholics from Kuala Kedah to settle in Penang. They were invited over by Captain Francis Light himself. Following the clearing of land within the new settlement, the Catholics built their makeshift attap church on the plot bordered by Church Street, Bishop Street, China Street and Pitt Street. The church was only given the name Church of the Assumption when Father Garnault returned to Penang on 15 August 1787, as Bishop Garnault on the Feast of the Assumption, following his Episcopal ordination in Pondicherry, India.
The Church of the Assumption on Church Street was demolished in 1857. The present building of the Church of the Assumption on Farquhar Street was built to replace it.
In the 19th century, Church Street was inhabited by an increase number of Cantonese, who have their district and clan associations at or near it. The Chinese in Penang refer to Church Street as "Ghee Hin Street", as the secret society had its headquarters along Church Street. In late 19th century, around 1890, the Ghee Hin premises were taken over by the rival Hai San secret society, whose leader Kapitan China Chung Keng Kwee built his office, the Hai Kee Chan, on the site of the Ghee Hin headquarters, with the Chung Keng Kwee Ancestral Temple next to it.
The land reclamation in the later part of the 19th century extended the shoreline outwards. Church Street was extended outward and the new section became known as Church Street Ghaut or Gat Lebuh Gereja.
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