European House #26, Cheung Chau [????-????]

European House #26 was most likely built in the early 20th century when Cheung Chau was found to be an ideal alternative to The Peak as a site for holiday villas.  There was a flurry of building in 1909-10, and Cheung Chau got a 'Peak' of its own.  

House #26 was sturdily built of locally quarried granite blocks, with a tiled roof made more secure against the typhoon season with a masonry/cement course.  Like the other villas, it faced south, with servants' quarters at the rear.

In 1938 its owner was recorded as Mr C M Dos Remedios, one of a Portuguese family with a large presence in Hong Kong as bank clerks, jurors and white collar workers.

Today the site is occupied by the Bellevue Garden development, but houses 26B and 26C are nearby.