This house appears on the 1909 peak map as well as on the 1924 peak map. Construction date estimated to c. 1901 according to gw's comment.
It was either modified or built completely new to become Villa Blanca, possibly after 1945. At least the roofs of The Cottage and Villa Blanca are different.
Falconridge (1981-2011) was demolished, and construction work on this site started in April 2012.
On the photo from September 2018, no scaffolds are visible. The Occupation date starts from April 2018 (source)
No name has been assigned to this house.
Update 2025-02-19 after comment below:
In November 2009, the demolition of the old Knightsbridge Court started, first sign of reconstruction ( a crane) was in October 2011. It took a quite long time to build these new houses, they were finally finished in November 2013 - when the first of seven houses was sold. The houses no longer bear a name, the are just 28 Barker Road.
Seven houses in the area of the most expensive premises in Hong Kong. The Standard writes on November 21, 2013:
On the 1912 Peak Map its RBL 126. The house number was set in 1924 to "457, The Peak" (see 1924 map), today's address is "28, Barker Road".
The house was demolished (mid-sixties?) and replaced by Knightsbridge Court.
For some more informations see http://gwulo.com/comment/11444#comment-11444
Knightsbridge Court (28 Barker Road) was most likely built in 1965 (see http://gwulo.com/atom/18665) and finished in 1966. It had 14 luxury apartments. In December 2009 the demolition started, it was replaced by seven new houses, also named Knightsbridge Court (A-G).
Colonial style home, residence of the Chief Secreatary of the Hong Hong SAR
23 Barker Road
Ligoniel belonged to Francis Henry May, who as acting Governor pushed through the Peak District Reservation Ordinance in 1904.
"Our house on the Peak was called Ligoniel after some property in Ireland owned by my father's family."
"View from the Peak: an autobiography" by Phoebe May Witworth (2nd daughter of Frances Henry May)
Later purchased by Alexander Findlay Smith, the builder of the Peak Tram, and renamed (or rebuilt into "The Farm")