1 Dongping Road
Garden House at 1 Dongping Road
东平路1号花园住宅
English country-house style
Begun in 1914, the house first belonged to W. R. Walter of the British waterworks company. Drawings record subsequent alterations; 1929 marks an extension, not the birth of the whole house.
Explore the historical timeline
Capture date unstated; published 2023-01-19
Restored north elevation of No. 1; capture date unstated.
Shanghai housing authority: Dongping Road buildings · Publishing institution; photographer not separately credited · Image source · Original source declares no open licence
At a glance
- Built
- Built from 1914; extended in 1929
- Architect
- Original designer unknown; extension: Harding Lee Architect
- Architecture
- English country-house style
- Original use
- Garden residence
- Present use
- Restaurant in the 2023 record; check current use locally
- Address
- 1 Dongping RoadDongping Road
Architecture and use: sources[1]
The beginning
Why was it built here?
Begun in 1914, the house first belonged to W. R. Walter of the British waterworks company. Drawings record subsequent alterations; 1929 marks an extension, not the birth of the whole house.[1]
The original architect remains unidentified; alteration drawings name Harding Lee Architect. The housing authority recorded restaurant use in 2023, illustrating the house’s later relationship with street life.[1]
Look up, then look closer
Details worth a closer look
Massing and façade
Changing volumes, materials and window positions provide depth with restrained ornament. Comparing the north street elevation with the side reveals how the house is assembled.[1]
Space and details
Compare the historic elevation drawing with the restored exterior, focusing on roofs, chimney and openings. Later roads and trees are not evidence of the original setting.[1]
One building, changing roles
Read the building through time
Captions distinguish photographic dates from publication dates; periods without reliable images are covered in the text.
Today and visiting
Discover the building from the street
Restaurant in the 2023 record; check current use locally[1]
- Address
- 1 Dongping Road
- Visiting
- Observe from public pavements; entry follows posted opening and booking rules. Respect residential, office and worship uses. A guide marker is not permission to enter.
Sources checked: 2026-10-26 · Observe from public pavements; entry follows posted opening and booking rules. Respect residential, office and worship uses. A guide marker is not permission to enter.
Shanghai and the world
Read history across the neighbourhood
Neighbouring apartments, houses and public spaces have different construction and use histories. Addresses, photograph directions and records together reveal how the neighbourhood developed.[1]
More photographs
Capture date unstated; published 2023-01-19
Historic architectural drawing from the authority’s address-specific account; a drawing, not a period photograph.
Shanghai housing authority: Dongping Road buildings · Publishing institution; photographer not separately credited · Image source · Original source declares no open licence
Text and image sources
This account is based on the sources below. Unverified details are identified as such. Where photographs are included, sources and licences are listed beneath each image.
- Shanghai housing authority: Dongping Road buildings ↗
Compiled from the listed evidence. Publication, capture and construction dates are distinguished.
- Shanghai housing authority: Dongping Road buildings ↗
Original source declares no open licence
- Shanghai housing authority: Dongping Road buildings ↗
Original source declares no open licence
Image handling and dating
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Original framing is retained, with WebP conversion and previews only. Article dates do not replace unknown capture dates; drawings and photographs are identified separately.