# Hu's Residence at Fangguyuan Alley

> Hu's Residence at Fangguyuan Alley (LSJZ3-16) is a declared historic building of Hangzhou, listed in 2007. Built in the early 20th century.

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Updated: 2026-10-30

**Hu's Residence at Fangguyuan Alley** (方谷园胡宅) is a historic building in Hangzhou, China, built in the early 20th century. The city declared it a protected historic building on 6 March 2007, as number LSJZ3-16 in the third batch of 70.

## What the listing says

![Hu's Residence at Fangguyuan Alley](https://hangzhoumemory.org/photos/lsjz3-16.webp)

*Hu's Residence at Fangguyuan Alley (方谷园胡宅). Photo: 猫猫的日记本, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hu%27s_Residence_at_Fangguyuan_Alley_01_2015-01.JPG).*

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed in the 1920s, this traditional courtyard-style building is of wood and brick-clad structure. There are the few remains of the style during the evolution of contemporary urban architecture.

## Key facts

**Hu's Residence at Fangguyuan Alley at a glance**

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| List number | LSJZ3-16 |
| Chinese name | 方谷园胡宅 |
| Batch | [Third batch](/third-batch), announced 6 March 2007 |
| Built | Early 20th century |
| Listed address | 方谷园8号、小营公园13－21号 |

## Where it fits

It belongs to the [third batch](/third-batch), announced on 6 March 2007: 70 buildings, including stone-gate lanes east of West Lake, Republican-era shops, and the canal-side houses and transfer firms of Xixing and Changhe.

## 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

- [Chengle Tang Residence](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/成乐堂-4): LSJZ3-15, 1930s
- [Building at 3, Yinqiangban Alley](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/银枪班巷3号建筑-3): LSJZ3-17, early 20th century

## Sources and licence

- Description: adapted from the English Wikipedia article [List of third batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_third_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 杭政函〔2007〕51号 of 6 March 2007.
- Photo: 猫猫的日记本, [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hu%27s_Residence_at_Fangguyuan_Alley_01_2015-01.JPG). Photos credited to "hangzhoumemory" or "Laohangzhou" were uploaded by the former heritage portal; Hangzhou Memory is not connected with it.
- The text of this page is available under [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

## Frequently asked questions

### Where is Hu's Residence at Fangguyuan Alley?

The city's list gives its address as 方谷园8号、小营公园13－21号, Hangzhou. Chinese map apps and taxi drivers will recognise the address in Chinese.

### When was Hu's Residence at Fangguyuan Alley declared a historic building?

On 6 March 2007, as number LSJZ3-16 in the third batch of 70 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政函〔2007〕51号).

### What does LSJZ3-16 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates *lishi jianzhu*, "historic building"; 3 is the batch and 16 its place in that batch.