Wisma Yeap Chor Ee, Penang

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Wisma Yeap Chor Ee is an elegant historic building at China Street Ghaut, Penang. Built in 1922, it once belonged to its namesake, a rags-to-riches China-born tycoon who owned all the properties on the south side of China Street Ghaut. The whitewashed building is three storeys tall and is entirely rusticated. It is right across China Street Ghaut from Wisma Kastam.

Wisma Yeap Chor Ee (4 January 2009)
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Wisma Yeap Chor Ee, or Yeap Chor Ee Building, has been a witness to the heydays of the Penang Port, when Weld Quay was a hive of activity, as bumboats bring goods from ships to awaiting lorries (and earlier, bullock carts). The building used to house merchantile offices related to the harbour, but over the years, has had to struggle in reinventing itself. For a while it housed the Rainbow Art Gallery, one of the few galleries showcasing artworks in Penang.

Wisma Yeap Chor Ee was used as a set for the 2008 movie Lust, Caution which stars Tony Leung and was directed by Ang Lee. After the movie was completed, the building underwent restoration. It belongs to the Yeap Chor Ee Endowment Trust. It is one of the buildings leased to the Wawasan Open University, the others being Homestead and 7 China Street Ghaut. The university in turn leased it to Tourism Malaysia. According to a 2007 report, there were plans to turn it into a boutique hotel. However, at time of writing (June 2011) the plans have not materialized.

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