David Elias Building

The David Elias Building is a building located on the corner of Short Street and Middle Road in . It was built by Jewish merchant David J. Elias to house his trading company.
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Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church and National Museum of Singapore.

Church
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0.
Christians in Singapore constitute 17% of the country's resident population, as of the most recent census conducted in 2025. Christianity is the second largest religion in the country, after Buddhism and before Islam.

Museum
Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
The is a public dedicated to art, culture and history. Located within the country's at the area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a library at the Singapore Institution as the Raffles Library and Museum. is situated 620 metres south of David Elias Building.

Mosque
Photo: Robertsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bencoolen Mosque alternatively known as the Hanafi Mosque, is a congregational mosque located along Bencoolen Street between and , . is situated 270 metres south of David Elias Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rochor and Bras Basah.

Suburb
is a planning area located within the Central Area of the of Singapore. shares boundaries with the following planning areas – to the north and east, to the west, as well as Museum and the to the south.

Neighborhood
Photo: Erwin Soo, CC BY 2.0.
is a district located in the Museum Planning Area of the Central Area of . means "wet rice" in Malay – beras means harvested rice with husk removed, and basah means wet.

Neighborhood
is a place in Singapore that often refers to the , which is a major interchange station on Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit network connecting the North-South Line, North East Line, and the Circle Line.

David Elias Building

Latitude
1.30174° or 1° 18′ 6″ north
Longitude
103.85038° or 103° 51′ 1″ east
Open location code
6PH58V22+M5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 880870251
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q113245143
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Highlights include Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society and Tamil Methodist Church (HKBP Singapore).

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