77:
281:“What I enjoyed most about the year at the Blackstone was the large garden at the back. Along one wall was a bamboo grove and I remember spending many hours there with my young teenage friends, most of whom were American. Our neighbors in the apartment building were both foreign and Chinese and I presume that the rents must have been high in those post-war years.”
260:
Completed in 1924, the six-storey building is the oldest
Baroque apartment building in Shanghai. Using imported British concrete with the use of black stones, the symmetrical facade has a large ornamental awning at the front with Double Corinthian Columns. The building originally had a large garden
274:
158:
245:
450:
460:
311:
236:
area of
Shanghai. It was completed in 1924. The building was the first purpose-built apartment building for expatriates in this location.
412:
385:
445:
337:
291:
455:
359:
144:
25:
151:
76:
315:
44:. Built in 1924, the four-storey building is created from imported concrete and stones from the
389:
277:. A previous tenant from 1946 to 1947, Betty Barr Wang, describes the building as follows:
8:
229:
233:
417:
249:
122:
45:
363:
252:. It is in the central part of the former French Concession area of the city.
439:
173:
160:
270:
248:(formerly Route LaFayette), on the corner with Fenyang Road, in Shanghai's
33:
126:
37:
112:
41:
269:
The building served as private residences up until after
275:
United
Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
32:) are the first purpose-built luxury apartments for
228:The Blackstone Apartments is a protected historic
53:Apartment in Shanghai, People's Republic of China
437:
338:"Shanghai's 6 Most Interesting Historic Streets"
273:, when it was converted into the office for the
65:
261:and communal swimming pool in the building.
244:The building is located in the centre of
312:"The Building No.1, 1331 Fuxing Road M."
451:Residential buildings completed in 1924
438:
413:"Stone-gate houses became city's soul"
292:List of historic buildings in Shanghai
222:4,977 m (53,570 sq ft)
461:Buildings and structures in Shanghai
410:
13:
14:
472:
75:
446:1924 establishments in Shanghai
411:Yao, Minji (16 November 2013).
362:. Xh.qjtrip.com. Archived from
255:
48:, giving it a dark appearance.
404:
378:
352:
330:
304:
29:
1:
314:xh.qjtrip.com. Archived from
297:
456:Apartment buildings in China
7:
285:
239:
10:
477:
264:
145:People's Republic of China
218:
210:
205:
197:
189:
150:
140:
132:
118:
108:
100:
95:
87:
83:
74:
66:
63:
58:
136:1331 Fuxing Middle Road
283:
201:30 m (98 ft)
279:
59:Blackstone Apartments
18:Blackstone Apartments
174:31.2045°N 121.4383°E
170: /
109:Architectural style
96:General information
366:on 2 November 2014
340:. Echinacities.com
318:on 2 November 2014
246:Fuxing Middle Road
230:apartment building
234:French Concession
226:
225:
206:Technical details
179:31.2045; 121.4383
91:Fuxing Apartments
22:Fuxing Apartments
468:
430:
429:
427:
425:
408:
402:
401:
399:
397:
392:on 13 April 2014
388:. Archived from
382:
376:
375:
373:
371:
356:
350:
349:
347:
345:
334:
328:
327:
325:
323:
308:
185:
184:
182:
181:
180:
175:
171:
168:
167:
166:
163:
79:
69:
68:
56:
55:
31:
476:
475:
471:
470:
469:
467:
466:
465:
436:
435:
434:
433:
423:
421:
409:
405:
395:
393:
384:
383:
379:
369:
367:
358:
357:
353:
343:
341:
336:
335:
331:
321:
319:
310:
309:
305:
300:
288:
267:
258:
242:
178:
176:
172:
169:
164:
161:
159:
157:
156:
70:
54:
12:
11:
5:
474:
464:
463:
458:
453:
448:
432:
431:
418:Shanghai Daily
403:
377:
351:
329:
302:
301:
299:
296:
295:
294:
287:
284:
266:
263:
257:
254:
250:Xuhui District
241:
238:
232:in the former
224:
223:
220:
216:
215:
212:
208:
207:
203:
202:
199:
195:
194:
191:
187:
186:
154:
148:
147:
142:
138:
137:
134:
130:
129:
123:Xuhui District
120:
116:
115:
110:
106:
105:
102:
98:
97:
93:
92:
89:
85:
84:
81:
80:
72:
71:
64:
61:
60:
52:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
473:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
443:
441:
420:
419:
414:
407:
391:
387:
386:"复兴公寓（原黑石公寓）"
381:
365:
361:
355:
339:
333:
317:
313:
307:
303:
293:
290:
289:
282:
278:
276:
272:
262:
253:
251:
247:
237:
235:
231:
221:
217:
213:
209:
204:
200:
196:
192:
188:
183:
155:
153:
149:
146:
143:
139:
135:
131:
128:
124:
121:
117:
114:
111:
107:
103:
99:
94:
90:
86:
82:
78:
73:
62:
57:
51:
49:
47:
43:
39:
35:
27:
23:
19:
422:. Retrieved
416:
406:
394:. Retrieved
390:the original
380:
368:. Retrieved
364:the original
354:
342:. Retrieved
332:
320:. Retrieved
316:the original
306:
280:
271:World War II
268:
259:
256:Architecture
243:
227:
88:Former names
50:
21:
17:
15:
211:Floor count
190:Inaugurated
177: /
165:121°26′18″E
152:Coordinates
34:expatriates
440:Categories
424:1 November
396:1 November
370:1 November
344:1 November
322:1 November
298:References
219:Floor area
162:31°12′16″N
104:Apartment
286:See also
240:Location
127:Shanghai
119:Location
38:Shanghai
265:History
141:Country
133:Address
113:Baroque
26:Chinese
198:Height
28::
42:China
426:2014
398:2014
372:2014
360:"˹Ԣ"
346:2014
324:2014
193:1924
101:Type
67:黑石公寓
30:黑石公寓
16:The
36:in
20:or
442::
415:.
125:,
46:UK
40:,
428:.
400:.
374:.
348:.
326:.
214:6
24:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
