On 7 July 1989, at the start of architectural conservation in Singapore, this area was gazetted for conservation, which makes its buildings legally protected from unauthorised modifications and demolition.
1989年7月7日，在新加坡文化資產建築保護開始時，該地區已成為保護區域，使其建築物受法律保護而免受擅自更改及拆卸。