Adam Park Guild House

The Adam Park Guild House is located at Adam Park Estate is a historic house at the National University of Singapore. The estate was the site of fighting between British forces and the invading Japanese Army in February 1942, in the Battle of Singapore. On 12 February, the defending forces formed a final perimeter around the city. On that morning, British soldiers of the 1st Battalion, the Cambridge Regiment, took up positions in the Adam Park housing estate. The Battalion’s headquarters was at house number 7. Since March 1987, 7 Adam Park has served as the Adam Park Guild House of the National University of Singapore Society.

References

National Heritage Board - Adam Park Battle

National University of Singapore

Presidents	Shih Choon Fong Tan Chorh Chuan

Schools	Arts and Social Sciences Business Computing Law Medicine Music Public Policy Duke-NUS Medical School Yale-NUS College

Facilities	Adam Park Guild House Centre for International Law Centre for Quantum Technologies Energy Studies Institute German Institute of Science and Technology Graphene Research Centre National University Cancer Institute National University Hospital National University Health System NUS High School of Math and Science NUS Museum Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory

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Coordinates: 1°17′37.88″N 103°46′23.75″E / 1.2938556°N 103.7732639°E / 1.2938556; 103.7732639

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