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Social Geospatial

Historic Sites (GEOJSON)

Data from Mar 2021

Last updated: 16 Apr 2026, 10:06 SGT

NHB (National Heritage Board)

Marked Historic Sites are places of historical significance, for e.g., important event or personality are being commemorated at the site to serve as reminders of our history.

It has a blue plaque / heritage marker which consists of a write-up on the history of the site. They are marked by the National Heritage Board. For some of these sites, the building may not be around anymore, as they are not gazetted buildings, unlike national monuments.

Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_31e16b12809e66673e90d8b04fdee1b2"
url = "https://api-open.data.gov.sg/v1/public/api/datasets/" + dataset_id + "/poll-download"
        
response = requests.get(url)
json_data = response.json()
if json_data['code'] != 0:
    print(json_data['errMsg'])
    exit(1)

url = json_data['data']['url']
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.text)

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

National Heritage Board. (2018). Historic Sites (GEOJSON) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved May 6, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_31e16b12809e66673e90d8b04fdee1b2/view

About this dataset

Contact

feedback@data.gov.sg

Created on

26 Dec 2018

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

NHB (National Heritage Board)

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Social Geospatial

Historic Sites (GEOJSON)

Data from Mar 2021

Last updated: 16 Apr 2026, 10:06 SGT

NHB (National Heritage Board)

Marked Historic Sites are places of historical significance, for e.g., important event or personality are being commemorated at the site to serve as reminders of our history.

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Attribute Legend

Attributes	Data Type	Description
OBJECTID_1	Numeric	-
LANDYADDRESSPOINT	Numeric	-
LANDXADDRESSPOINT	Numeric	-
ADDRESSBLOCKHOUSENUMBER	Numeric	-
PHOTOURL	Text	-
NAME	Text	-
HYPERLINK	Text	-
DESCRIPTION	Text	-
ADDRESSUNITNUMBER	Numeric	-
ADDRESSTYPE	Numeric	-
ADDRESSSTREETNAME	Text	-
ADDRESSBUILDINGNAME	Text	-
ADDRESSPOSTALCODE	Numeric	-
ADDRESSFLOORNUMBER	Numeric	-
INC_CRC	Text	-
FMEL_UPD_D	Numeric	-

Dataset preview

This code can be used to view the raw JSON dataset for Historic Sites (GEOJSON). Large datasets may be truncated in the preview. Please download the dataset for complete data.

{
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "name": "HISTORICSITES",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          103.84639699992262,
          1.2958359998558622
        ]
      },
      "properties": {
        "OBJECTID_1": 2333,
        "LANDYADDRESSPOINT": 30912.48362,
        "LANDXADDRESSPOINT": 29455.51331,
        "ADDRESSBLOCKHOUSENUMBER": "2",
        "PHOTOURL": "https://roots.sg/~/media/Roots/Images/historic-sites/023-fort-canning-command-centre/014-fort-canning-command-centre-02.png",
        "NAME": "Fort Canning Command Centre",
        "HYPERLINK": "https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/Places/historic-sites/fort-canning-command-centre",
        "DESCRIPTION": "Fort Canning Command Centre was the site where Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival and his commanders decided to surrender Singapore to the Japanese on 15 February 1942.",
        "ADDRESSUNITNUMBER": null,
        "ADDRESSTYPE": null,
        "ADDRESSSTREETNAME": "Cox Terrace",
        "ADDRESSBUILDINGNAME": "Battlebox Entrance, Fort Canning Park",
        "ADDRESSPOSTALCODE": "179622",
        "ADDRESSFLOORNUMBER": null,
        "INC_CRC": "5AD2FD72D0EA1DA9",
        "FMEL_UPD_D": "20210305144718"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          103.8519300003946,
          1.286751000077156
        ]
      },
      "properties": {
        "OBJECTID_1": 2334,
        "LANDYADDRESSPOINT": 29907.91499,
        "LANDXADDRESSPOINT": 30071.29496,
        "ADDRESSBLOCKHOUSENUMBER": null,
        "PHOTOURL": "https://roots.sg/~/media/Nhb/Images/Places/Historic%20Sites/Ho%20Chi%20Minh-Ho-Chi-Minh.jpg",
        "NAME": "Ho Chi Minh Historic Marker",
        "HYPERLINK": "https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/Places/historic-sites/ho-chi-minh",
        "DESCRIPTION": null,
        "ADDRESSUNITNUMBER": null,
        "ADDRESSTYPE": null,
        "ADDRESSSTREETNAME": null,
        "ADDRESSBUILDINGNAME": "Beside Anderson Bridge, on the grounds of the Asian Civilisations Museum",
        "ADDRESSPOSTALCODE": null,
        "ADDRESSFLOORNUMBER": null,
        "INC_CRC": "DB7A032F6C033BD2",
        "FMEL_UPD_D": "20210305144718"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          103.85146600012187,
          1.2868290003852019
        ]
      },
      "properties": {
        "OBJECTID_1": 2335,
        "LANDYADDRESSPOINT": 29916.53946,
        "LANDXADDRESSPOINT": 30019.65559,
        "ADDRESSBLOCKHOUSENUMBER": null,
        "PHOTOURL": "https://roots.sg/~/media/Roots/Images/historic-sites/034-jawaharlal-nehru/034jawaharlal-nehru.png",
        "NAME": "Jawaharlal Nehru Historic Marker",
        "HYPERLINK": "https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/Places/historic-sites/jawaharlal-nehru",
        "DESCRIPTION": null,
        "ADDRESSUNITNUMBER": null,
        "ADDRESSTYPE": null,
        "ADDRESSSTREETNAME": null,
        "ADDRESSBUILDINGNAME": "Beside Anderson Bridge, on the grounds of the Asian Civilisations Museum",
        "ADDRESSPOSTALCODE": null,
        "ADDRESSFLOORNUMBER": null,
        "INC_CRC": "2393A49E056F0F0C",
        "FMEL_UPD_D": "20210305144718"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
          103.85231399966132,
          1.287113000009254
        ]
      },
      "properties": {
        "OBJECTID_1": 2336,
        "LANDYADDRESSPOINT": 29947.9434,
        "LANDXADDRESSPOINT": 30114.03064,
        "ADDRESSBLOCKHOUSENUMBER": null,
        "PHOTOURL": "https://roots.sg/~/media/Roots/Images/historic-sites/037-jose-rizal/037-jose-rizal.png",
        "NAME": "Jose Rizal Historic Marker",
        "HYPERLINK": "https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/Places/historic-sites/jose-rizal",
        "DESCRIPTION": null,
        "ADDRESSUNITNUMBER": null,
        "ADDRESSTYPE": null,
        "ADDRESSSTREETNAME": null,
        "ADDRESSBUILDINGNAME": "Beside Anderson Bridge, on the grounds of the Asian Civilisations Museum",
        "ADDRESSPOSTALCODE": null,
        "ADDRESSFLOORNUMBER": null,
        "INC_CRC": "F1404479BF6CED2A",
        "FMEL_UPD_D": "20210305144718"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [
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        ]
      },
      "properties": {
        "OBJECTID_1": 2337,
        "LANDYADDRESSPOINT": 27299.22936,
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        "ADDRESSBLOCKHOUSENUMBER": null,
        "PHOTOURL": "https://roots.sg/~/media/Roots/Images/historic-sites/044-keppel-harbour/044-keppel-harbour.png",
        "NAME": "Keppel Harbour",
        "HYPERLINK": "https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/Places/historic-sites/keppel-harbour",
        "DESCRIPTION": "Keppel Harbour has been a thriving maritime gateway for trade since the late 19th century. During the Second World War, Operation Jaywick successfully destroyed seven Japanese ships here.",
        "ADDRESSUNITNUMBER": null,
        "ADDRESSTYPE": null,
        "ADDRESSSTREETNAME": null,
        "ADDRESSBUILDINGNAME": "Harbourfront Walk End, Promenade between Harbourfront Centre and Vivocity",
        "ADDRESSPOSTALCODE": null,
        "ADDRESSFLOORNUMBER": null,
        "INC_CRC": "4FE7B9E5BB983833",
        "FMEL_UPD_D": "20210305144718"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {
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        ]
      },
      "properties": {
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        "LANDXADDRESSPOINT": 26160.07057,
        "ADDRESSBLOCKHOUSENUMBER": "300",
        "PHOTOURL": "https://roots.sg/~/media/Roots/Images/historic-sites/062-phoenix-park/062-phoenix-park.png",
        "NAME": "Phoenix Park",
        "HYPERLINK": "https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/Places/historic-sites/phoenix-park",
        "DESCRIPTION": null,
        "ADDRESSUNITNUMBER": null,
        "ADDRESSTYPE": null,
        "ADDRESSSTREETNAME": "Tanglin Road",
        "ADDRESSBUILDINGNAME": null,
        "ADDRESSPOSTALCODE": "247970",
        "ADDRESSFLOORNUMBER": null,
        "INC_CRC": "E45A9B2F9BB5685D",
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    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
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        "ADDRESSBLOCKHOUSENUMBER": null,
        "PHOTOURL": "https://roots.sg/~/media/Roots/Images/historic-sites/097-withdrawal-to-singapore/097-withdrawal-to-singapore.png",
        "NAME": "Withdrawal to Singapore",
        "HYPERLINK": "https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/Places/historic-sites/withdrawal-to-singapore",
        "DESCRIPTION": "During the Second World War, the last Allied military troop in Malaya withdrew to Singapore through the Causeway on 31 January 1942, after losing Malaya to the Japanese.",
        "ADDRESSUNITNUMBER": null,
        "ADDRESSTYPE": null,
        "ADDRESSSTREETNAME": "Admiralty Road West",
        "ADDRESSBUILDINGNAME": "WOODLANDS WATERFRONT PARK, NEAR LAMP POST 1R-32",
        "ADDRESSPOSTALCODE": null,
        "ADDRESSFLOORNUMBER": null,
        "INC_CRC": "0FA8A8983672EDC6",
        "FMEL_UPD_D": "20210305144718"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {
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        "LANDYADDRESSPOINT": 29333.90255,
        "LANDXADDRESSPOINT": 29440.13384,
        "ADDRESSBLOCKHOUSENUMBER": null,
        "PHOTOURL": "https://roots.sg/~/media/Roots/Images/historic-sites/098-yeung-ching-school/098-yeung-ching-school.png",
        "NAME": "Yeung Ching School",
        "HYPERLINK": "https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/Places/historic-sites/yeung-ching-school",
        "DESCRIPTION": "Yeung Ching School began in 1905 as a private school for Cantonese children. Apart from conducting classes in the day, it offered night classes to children who were poor or overaged.",
        "ADDRESSUNITNUMBER": null,
        "ADDRESSTYPE": null,
        "ADDRESSSTREETNAME": null,
        "ADDRESSBUILDINGNAME": "Land Parcel Beside 65 Club Street",
        "ADDRESSPOSTALCODE": "69439",
        "ADDRESSFLOORNUMBER": null,
        "INC_CRC": "1D74D06B47C85E58",
        "FMEL_UPD_D": "20210305144718"
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    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
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        "ADDRESSBLOCKHOUSENUMBER": null,
        "PHOTOURL": "https://roots.sg/~/media/Nhb/Images/Places/Historic%20Sites/Commercial%20Square-Raffles-Place.jpg",
        "NAME": "Raffles Place",
        "HYPERLINK": "https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/Places/historic-sites/raffles-place",
        "DESCRIPTION": "Raffles Place was designated as Singapore's business centre in the 1822 Town Plan. Singapore's earliest banks, merchant houses and department stores were situated here.",
        "ADDRESSUNITNUMBER": null,
        "ADDRESSTYPE": null,
        "ADDRESSSTREETNAME": null,
        "ADDRESSBUILDINGNAME": "Raffles Place MRT Station, Exit A",
        "ADDRESSPOSTALCODE": null,
        "ADDRESSFLOORNUMBER": null,
        "INC_CRC": "0153F0EB99C42D91",
        "FMEL_UPD_D": "20260414