Construction of Hill Street Police Station 1936 - 1997

1936 - 39 The Old Hill Street Police Station, then known as Hill Street Police Station and Barracks, stood out from among its peers. Upon its completion in 1934, the six-storey building was the largest government building in the 1930s and regarded as a modern skyscraper. It had been quickly occupied upon its completion and must have been the talk of the town. The Straits Times headlined its article by describing the building as a "Tenanting Police Skyscraper" and used the sub-heading "Luxury Quarters" in its description of the flats for the European officers, which were located on each of the four corners of the Hill Street section of the building.

1945-1980 The surviving members of the police force were regrouped after the war and
order was quickly restored. In 1949, the first batch of policewomen joined the force. The following year, 1950 saw the Maria Hertogh Riots and with that, the special 'riot squads' were introduced.

With independence in 1965, the police force became known as Polis Repablik Singapura (Republic of Singapore Police). In 1968, it became a member of Interpol and in the following year the Police Training School became the Police Academy. The late 1960s and the 1970s saw the force in action, triumphant over several crises. The building served the police force well right up till 1980 when the force moved out and the building was subsequently renovated.

1983 - 1997 National Archives of Singapore , Official Trustees, Official Assignees and Public Receiver, and Board of Film Censors, moved in.