 A number of landmarks are located on the street including Far East Square and China Square Central.The street, one of the oldest streets in Singapore, was built shortly after Sir Stamford Raffles founded Singapore in 1819, and appeared in Raffles' Town Plan of Chinatown.Cross Street was built in the 1820s and was originally mainly a housing estate for Indian migrant workers, mainly sailors who and operated shops selling goat's milk, mutton and herbs.