Completed in 1963, it jointly houses the Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan and the Ngee Ann Kongsi.
[2] On 26 May 1963, the Ngee Ann College was officially opened within the building by Yong Nyuk Lin, then the Minister for Education.
Chief Justice of Singapore Wee Chong Jin, Speaker of the Federation of Malaya Parliament Mohamed Noah Omar and Minister for National Development Tan Kia Gan attended the ceremony, while Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew later attended a reception.
[4] In 1995, it was announced that the building was to undergo a $10 million renovation, after which the ground and first floors would be occupied by the Teochew cultural centre.
[8] In 2017, the Ngee Ann Kongsi requested the Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan to vacate the building to allow for a $40 million redevelopment that was to begin on 1 July 2018.