11 Dongping Road
Villa Rosenfeld
东平路11号（罗森菲尔德府邸）
Neoclassical
Spanish architect Abelardo Lafuente designed this 1921 residence for the Rosenfeld family, American Jewish merchants. Designer and client connect this Shanghai house to a wider international network.
Explore the historical timeline
Capture date unstated; published 2023-01-19
Restored south elevation of the main house at No. 11; 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
- 1921
- Architect
- Abelardo Lafuente
- Architecture
- Neoclassical
- Original use
- Garden residence
- Present use
- Historic building in the music quarter
- Address
- 11 Dongping RoadDongping Road
Architecture and use: sources[1]
The beginning
Why was it built here?
Spanish architect Abelardo Lafuente designed this 1921 residence for the Rosenfeld family, American Jewish merchants. Designer and client connect this Shanghai house to a wider international network.[1]
The main house and street annex underwent different changes. The 2023 account compares drawings and before-and-after photographs, noting the annex’s restoration from drawings. Reconstructed details are not automatically original fabric.[1]
Look up, then look closer
Details worth a closer look
Massing and façade
A mansard roof and square dormers cap the house. A curved south loggia with paired Tuscan columns anchors a symmetrical composition, contrasting with neighbouring houses.[1]
Space and details
Read the rhythm of columns, balustrades and openings separately. The garden-facing main elevation differs from the annex seen from the street; photograph direction matters.[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.
- 1921
Rosenfeld residence built
Lafuente designed the main residence and associated buildings for the Rosenfeld family.[1]
- 2005
Fourth heritage-building list
The residence entered Shanghai’s heritage-building protection list.[1]
- 2023
Restoration comparison published
Official comparisons show repairs to the main house and restoration of the street annex.[1]
Today and visiting
Discover the building from the street
Historic building in the music quarter[1]
- Address
- 11 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
Images come from the archives or image source pages listed beneath each photograph. We resize and compress them to WebP, preserving their original proportions without colourisation or added detail. Grain, blur and scanning marks in historical photographs are retained.
Original framing is retained, with WebP conversion and previews only. Article dates do not replace unknown capture dates; drawings and photographs are identified separately.