The Blue House Is a Cluster of Three Separate Buildings
- Apr 8
- 1 min read
When people think about the Blue House, they usually have in mind the building located on Stone Nullah Lane in Wan Chai. Named after the bright blue color it was painted after renovation, the Blue House is easily recognizable. However, people often fail to realize that the Blue House is only one of a set of three historic tong lau that form the so-called Blue House Cluster.
Although the cluster is called the Blue House Cluster, only one building is actually blue. In fact, only three-quarters of the building are painted blue, as 74A Stone Nullah Lane was painted white after it was acquired by the government decades later, following the painting of 72, 72A, and 74 in blue. Paradoxically, it is also the unit that most closely preserves the original color in which this particular type of tong lau was traditionally painted.
Aside from this building, two additional structures complete the Blue House Cluster: the Yellow House (which isn't yellow) and the Orange House, located on Hing Wan Street and King Sing Street, respectively. Being less prominent and less remarkable than the Blue House, these two buildings are often overlooked by visitors. To make matters more confusing, the prominent yellow building on Stone Nullah Lane, across the street from the Blue House, is not part of the Blue House Cluster.
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