# The Building at Zhugan Alley Community

> The Building at Zhugan Alley Community (LSJZ2-21) is a declared historic building of Hangzhou, listed in 2005. Built in the 1930s.

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Updated: 2026-10-30

**The Building at Zhugan Alley Community** (竹竿巷社区现中北房管站建筑) is a historic building in Hangzhou, China, built in the 1930s. The city declared it a protected historic building on 1 July 2005, as number LSJZ2-21 in the second batch of 47.

## What the listing says

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed in the 1930s, this building is a typical two-floor villa in brick-stone structure in the era of the Republic of China.

## Key facts

**The Building at Zhugan Alley Community at a glance**

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| List number | LSJZ2-21 |
| Chinese name | 竹竿巷社区现中北房管站建筑 |
| Batch | [Second batch](/second-batch), announced 1 July 2005 |
| Built | 1930s |

## Where it fits

It belongs to the [second batch](/second-batch), announced on 1 July 2005: 47 buildings, including 1920s lanes, university campuses of the 1950s and 1960s, Hangzhou Gymnasium and the villas of Lingyin and Shengtang roads.

## What the listing protects

A listed building may not be altered, moved or demolished without approval. Under the [regulations in force since 1 October 2013](/protection-regulations), each listed building has a protection plan and a sign put up by the city, and falls into one of three protection categories, from keeping its main exterior features to keeping its exterior, plan, structure and details.

Its owner, or for a state-owned building its user, is responsible for upkeep and repairs, and a repair plan must be approved first. The listing does not open a building to the public: most listed buildings are still homes, offices, schools or shops.

## Next to it on the list

- [The Building at 19, Jueyuan Temple Alley](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/觉苑寺巷19号建筑): LSJZ2-20, 1920s
- [Hangzhou Gymnasium](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/古城佳话-历史建筑-杭州市体育馆): LSJZ2-22, 1960s

## Sources and licence

- Description: adapted from the English Wikipedia article [List of second batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_second_batch_of_declared_historic_buildings_in_Hangzhou), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
- Chinese name, period, address and remarks: Chinese Wikipedia, [杭州市历史建筑](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/杭州市历史建筑), CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Listing: Hangzhou municipal government notice 杭政办函〔2005〕193号 of 1 July 2005.
- The text of this page is available under [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

## Frequently asked questions

### When was The Building at Zhugan Alley Community declared a historic building?

On 1 July 2005, as number LSJZ2-21 in the second batch of 47 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政办函〔2005〕193号).

### What does LSJZ2-21 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates *lishi jianzhu*, "historic building"; 2 is the batch and 21 its place in that batch.