# Building Cluster at Yanguan Alley

> Building Cluster at Yanguan Alley (LSJZ3-46) is a declared historic building of Hangzhou, listed in 2007. Built between the 1920s and 1950s.

Canonical: https://hangzhoumemory.org/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/%E4%B8%A5%E5%AE%98%E5%B7%B7%E5%BB%BA%E7%AD%91%E7%BE%A4-4
Updated: 2026-10-30

**Building Cluster at Yanguan Alley** (严官巷建筑群) is a historic building in Hangzhou, China, built between the 1920s and 1950s. The city declared it a protected historic building on 6 March 2007, as number LSJZ3-46 in the third batch of 70.

## What the listing says

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed in between the 1920s and 1950s, these dwelling villas reflect the evolution of contemporary architecture.

## Key facts

**Building Cluster at Yanguan Alley at a glance**

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| List number | LSJZ3-46 |
| Chinese name | 严官巷建筑群 |
| Batch | [Third batch](/third-batch), announced 6 March 2007 |
| Built | Between the 1920s and 1950s |

## 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.

## On the same street

- [Villa at 36-3, Yanguan Alley](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/古城佳话-历史建筑-严官巷36-3号建筑): LSJZ4-24, between 1911 and 1949

## 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.
- 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 Building Cluster at Yanguan Alley declared a historic building?

On 6 March 2007, as number LSJZ3-46 in the third batch of 70 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政函〔2007〕51号).

### What does LSJZ3-46 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates *lishi jianzhu*, "historic building"; 3 is the batch and 46 its place in that batch.