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In a courtyard on No. 79 Fenyang Rd.,
Shanghai, there is a splendid and magnificent western-style building. Among the
many European-style buildings, such a magnificent building in the architectural
style of French Renaissance buildings is rarely seen. It is so exquisite and so
fabulous that it looks like a "White House" seen out and away. 
With the south side as the
main elevation, the building, consistently designed, has a large lawn in the
front and a balcony on the second story. The second story is designed with Roman
long-arched windows and the third floor square windows. Clear-cut waistlines are
observed in the design between the successive stories. Due to the light hoar
color of the whole outer wall, the building, regardless of the absence of a
dome, looks a little bit like the White House in America; hence the name "White
House".
It used to house many political celebrities, who were
"passers-by" attracted by its magnificent and splendid style. It is fully
deserved an artwork. It is said that Chen Yi, the former mayor, was also fond of
the building; therefore he sent those art professionals from the research
institutes of arts and crafts to study there so that it could become more
harmonious. Although such a story could not be traced, it is, if examined
closely, indeed a beautiful story. 
Original
name: Conseil d'Administration Municipal de la Concession Fran?ais à
Changhai
Current name or user: Arts and Crafts Research
Institute, Shanghai
Address: No. 79, Fenyang Rd., Shanghai,
China.
Built in: 1922-1924
Total area
(m2): 3900 or so
Building land area
(m2): 420 or so
Designer: L. E. Hudec
Building materials: Bricks and stones
Styles or
Features: A garden mansion in the style of the French renaissance
buildings
Summary of protection: In 1989, it was listed as
one of the prominent historical buildings in Shanghai
