Jessville

Jessville is a mansion located at 128 Pok Fu Lam Road in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong. The building is built in the Italian Renaissance style.[1]

Jessville
譚雅士大宅
Jessville
General information
Architectural style	Renaissance
Location	Pok Fu Lam
Address	128 Pok Fu Lam Road
Country	Hong Kong
Completed	1929
Client	William Ngartse Thomas Tam

Jessville
Traditional Chinese	譚雅士大宅
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Tàahm ngáah sih daaih jaahk Jyutping Taam4 ngaa5 si6 daai6 zaak6

Jessville

History

Jessville was built in 1929 by William Ngartse Thomas Tam, Legislative Councillor from 1939 to 1941 and father-in-law of Sir Yang Ti-liang.

Conservation

Facing threat of demolition, Jessville was declared a "Proposed monument" in 2007. The declaration was later withdrawn and the building was listed as a Grade III historic building.[2]

References

1. "Public denied access to Pok Fu Lam's Jessville mansion". South China Morning Post. Invalid date. Retrieved 2019-11-06. Check date values in: |date= (help)
2. Withdrawal of the Declaration of the Building at 128 Pok Fu Lam Road as a Proposed Monument, Legislative Council Brief, February 2008.

External links

• Lau, Stuart (27 November 2012). "'Profit above conscience' angers councillors". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 11 January 2014.