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Regan Garden
罗别根花园
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General information
Address2310 Hongqiao Road
Town or cityChangning, Shanghai
CountryChina
Year(s) built1931

Regan Garden (Chinese: 罗别根花园) is a building in Changning, Shanghai. Built in 1931, the building served as Victor Sassoon's private residence until the Second Sino-Japanese War, when it was occupied by various forces. After its last owner moved to Hong Kong in 1956, several companies leased the property to serve as their headquarters, before it was made a outstanding historic building in 1989.

History

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During the early 1900s, foreigners could not own land outside the Shanghai International Settlement.[1] In order to circumvent this rule, E. D. Sassoon & Co. founded Da-chung, a shell corporation under Xin Ding-chen, a local employee.[2] The company then purchased 20 acres of land near modern-day Hongqiao Road and 104 acres in Chengjiaqiao in 1930, upon which Regan Garden was constructed in 1931.[3][4][5]

The National Revolutionary Army occupied the property after the Battle of Shanghai in 1937,[6][2] until the Imperial Japanese Forces took over control during the 1941 Pacific War.[3][2] The Garden was then sold to a series of short-lasting owners, before being acquired by the Yin-feng Textile Company.[7][8][9][10]

Sassoon returned to Shanghai following Chinese victory in 1945, seeking to repossess the Garden.[2][8] However, Yin-feng, who had purchased the house through legal means, refused to give up ownership.[2] Sassoon believed that as it was initially unlawfully occupied by the Japanese, it should be returned to him following their defeat.[2] He maintained close ties with authorities in Suzhou, Zhejiang, and Anhui, and eventually received official certification that he was the lawful owner.[8] Yin-feng, citing the Settlement law barring foreigners from owning land, sued Sassoon, with local courts ruling in their favor. Initially planning to appeal the decision, Sassoon conceded the loss after communist forces gained control of Shanghai.[2]

Yin-feng's owner and their family moved to Hong Kong in 1956, and the nationally-owned Shanghai Textile Corporation [zh] seized the Garden soon after, which was transformed into a sanatorium for textile workers.[11][12] As part of reform and opening up, the corporation sold the Garden to private real estate company Hainan Zhidi, serving as their Shanghai headquarters.[2]

On April 25, 1989, Regan Garden was designated a outstanding historic building by the government, prompting the company to vacate the building.[13][14][15][3][16] It was acquired by a consulting firm in 2002 and listed on the market for over CN¥1,200,000 in 2004.[5][17]

Architecture

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Regan Garden is an English country-style two-story house with an area of 960 square kilometres (370 sq mi).[18] Its roof is made of red slate, while the exterior walls are painted white. Two balconies face south, where a small yard is located.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 叶又红 (2000). 海上旧闻. Vol. 2. 文匯出版社. ISBN 9787805317595.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h 张长根 (2004). 走近老房子：上海长宁近代建筑鉴赏. 同济大学出版社. ISBN 9787560827438. Archived from the original on 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  3. ^ a b c d 上海市地方志办公室, ed. (2005). "美轮美奂的海上洋楼". 英国乡村别墅的典范：沙逊别墅（龙柏饭店）. 上海社会科学院出版社. ISBN 9787806817360. Archived from the original on 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  4. ^ 上海市地方志办公室 (ed.). "二、十二大著名街区-沪西明珠——新虹桥". 优越的周边环境. ISBN 9787806813317. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  5. ^ a b 葛俊俊; 韩庆 (2017-03-05). "申城两处老洋房别墅日益颓败 历史建筑保护难". 人民网（转载自上海电视台）. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  6. ^ 惜珍 (2010). "虹桥路，幽幽绿荫里的乡村别墅". 档案春秋 (2). ISSN 1005-7501. Archived from the original on 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  7. ^ 夏伯铭 (2008). 上海旧事之跷脚沙逊. 上海远东出版社. ISBN 9787807067238.
  8. ^ a b c 薛理勇 (1994). 上海滩地名掌故. 同济大学出版社. ISBN 9787560813325.
  9. ^ 张长根 (2005). 上海优秀历史建筑：长宁篇. 上海三联书店. ISBN 9787542622341.
  10. ^ 《上海百年名楼・名宅》编撰委员会, ed. (2006). 上海百年名楼名宅：上海百年名宅. Vol. 2. 光明日报出版社. ISBN 9787802062368.
  11. ^ 惜珍 (2010-08-25). 贵族的虹桥路. 上海市杨浦区图书馆. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  12. ^ 薛顺生; 娄承浩 (2002). 老上海花园洋房. 同济大学出版社. ISBN 9787560824338.
  13. ^ 上海市地方志办公室, ed. (2005). "附录". 三、1989年、1993年以优秀近代建筑列入上海市文物保护单位一览表（第一批）. ISBN 9787806817360. Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  14. ^ 卢莹辉主编；吴云溥，曹宪镛，徐同甫，林路副主编 (1993). 新编上海大观. 上海：上海社会科学院出版社. pp. 547–551. ISBN 7-80515-697-2.
  15. ^ 国家文物局主编 (2017). 中国文物地图集 上海分册. 北京：中华地图学社. pp. 136–140. ISBN 978-7-80031-643-2.
  16. ^ 3.优秀近代建筑类一览表. 上海市地方志办公室. 2004-03-11. Archived from the original on 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  17. ^ "原汤恩伯别墅下周开拍 参考价高达3000万元". Archived from the original on 2005-08-30.
  18. ^ 王瑞芳 (2007-06-29). "纪录客：百年上海滩最顶级的十栋老洋房". 中国国际广播电台（CRI）. Archived from the original on 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
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