By 1845, the Wan Chai area (dubbed 'Spring Garden Lane' (春園街) during this period after opium merchant John Dent's personal villa) had been transformed into an exclusive residential district for privileged European businessmen.Conservation Guidelines for the Adaptive Re-use of the ‘Blue House’ and its Immediate Surrounding Area by the Architectural Conservation Office (ACO), The Blauhaus Project Team, L.D. DiStefano, L.H. Yin, R.J. Tan, R.G.B. Tan (July 2002)
