Case file · Haunting
Matilda House, Punggol
One of Singapore's oldest houses, built in 1902 by Alexander Cashin and named after his mother, it stood abandoned for years and gained a reputation as haunted.
1902 CE · 1.41, 103.91 · status: legend
The account
Stories told of a ghostly woman and of construction trouble when the area was redeveloped. The restored house is now the clubhouse of a condominium completed in 2015.
The sceptical view
Abandoned colonial houses commonly attract ghost stories; none of the tales are documented.