First batch · LSJZ1-55

Chunrun Lu Villa

Chunrun Lu Villa (春润庐) is a villa in Hangzhou, China, built in the 1920s. The city declared it a protected historic building on 24 May 2004, as number LSJZ1-55 in the first batch of 75.

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  1. What the listing says
  2. Key facts
  3. Where it fits
  4. What the listing protects
  5. On the same street
  6. Sources and licence
  7. Frequently asked questions

What the listing says

Chunrun Lu Villa
Chunrun Lu Villa (春润庐). Photo: 猫猫的日记本, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed between 1911 and 1949, it is a villa consisting of two Western-style buildings.

Key facts

Chunrun Lu Villa at a glance
FactDetail
List numberLSJZ1-55
Chinese name春润庐
BatchFirst batch, announced 24 May 2004
Built1920s
Listed address北山路54号
TypeVillas

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.

It belongs to the first batch, announced on 24 May 2004: 75 buildings, from Republican-era villas around West Lake to lane houses, temples and churches in the old city.

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, 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

Sources and licence

Frequently asked questions

Where is Chunrun Lu Villa?

The city's list gives its address as 北山路54号, Hangzhou. Chinese map apps and taxi drivers will recognise the address in Chinese.

When was Chunrun Lu Villa declared a historic building?

On 24 May 2004, as number LSJZ1-55 in the first batch of 75 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政办函〔2004〕154号).

What does LSJZ1-55 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates lishi jianzhu, "historic building"; 1 is the batch and 55 its place in that batch.

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