Old Site of Mountain Lodge and Lugard Road
Mount Austin Road and Lugard Road
Mountain Lodge was a summer residence for the Governor of Hong Kong since 1902. It replaced the former lodge situated slightly below. The earlier lodge was transformed from a sanatorium in 1867 and was demolished after being destructed by two typhoons. The new lodge was first designed in 1892 by Francis Cooper, the Director of Public Works, but then the Governor, Sir Henry Blake, disliked the proposal and appointed architectural firm of Palmer & Turner to redesign it. By 1920, the lodge was rarely used and demolished after the Second World War, leaving the granite foundations and Gate Lodge. The whole site was later redeveloped as a park. A boundary stone for the lodge was rediscovered in 1978, and was then placed at the northeastern corner of the former site.
Lugard Road is home to several private houses featuring various architectural styles of early 20th century.
