# The Villa Cluster at Shengtang Road

> The Villa Cluster at Shengtang Road (LSJZ2-42) is a declared historic building of Hangzhou, listed in 2005. Built in the 1920s.

Canonical: https://hangzhoumemory.org/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/%E5%9C%A3%E5%A1%98%E8%B7%AF%E5%88%AB%E5%A2%85%E7%BE%A4
Updated: 2026-10-30

**The Villa Cluster at Shengtang Road** (圣塘路别墅群) is a villa in Hangzhou, China, built in the 1920s. The city declared it a protected historic building on 1 July 2005, as number LSJZ2-42 in the second batch of 47.

## What the listing says

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed in the 1920s, this cluster, originally named Jiuzhi Small Cottage, is a luxury villa built by Huang Chujiu, the famous businessman in Shanghai.

## Key facts

**The Villa Cluster at Shengtang Road at a glance**

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| List number | LSJZ2-42 |
| Chinese name | 圣塘路别墅群 |
| Batch | [Second batch](/second-batch), announced 1 July 2005 |
| Built | 1920s |
| Type | [Villas](/west-lake-villas) |

## Where it fits

Villas are one of the largest groups on Hangzhou's list. Most were built between the 1910s and the 1940s, when officials, bankers, doctors and merchants from Shanghai and Hangzhou built houses on the roads and hillsides around West Lake and in the city's newer streets. Typical features are two or three storeys of brick, or brick and timber, sloping tiled roofs and a mix of Chinese and Western details. [All the villas on the list](/west-lake-villas).

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 Villa at 11, Lingyin Road](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/灵隐路11号别墅): LSJZ2-41, between 1911 and 1949
- [Shihan Villa](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/石函精舍): LSJZ2-43, 1920s

## 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 Villa Cluster at Shengtang Road declared a historic building?

On 1 July 2005, as number LSJZ2-42 in the second batch of 47 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政办函〔2005〕193号).

### What does LSJZ2-42 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates *lishi jianzhu*, "historic building"; 2 is the batch and 42 its place in that batch.