Iron Merchants’ Association (1916)
Iron Merchants' Association, 150 Hongkong Road, in 1916.
This obscure historic building at 150 Hongkong Road (香港路150号) is not under protection, but the good thing it still stands! Look how lovingly and meticulously it was described when it opened as a Clubhouse for the Iron Merchants’ Association in December 1916. The architects were Denham and Rose. The building is now a notary office 上海市黄浦公证处接待室.
“On the ground floor are the club room 30 ft by 27 ft, with two smaller rooms, and the first floor consists of a general dining room and two private rooms. There are tiled lavatories and serving rooms on both these floors, and the kitchen and servants' rooms are situated in the rear. The second floor is arranged as a residential flat. The flat roof has a roof garden and is approached from the main stairs, laid with Pabco concrete.”
“The building has a granite base. The upper walls are of brick, faced with cement stucco, with artificial stone columns and cornices. The front and back stairs and the kitchen quarters are of fireproof reinforced concrete construction. The former is faced with Sicilian marble, supplied by Messrs. Wm. Jacks & Co. [...] The Iron Merchants’ Club is to be congratulated on its enterprise in possessing an up-to-date club building, which will doubtless contribute largely to its future prosperity.” North-China Herald, Decermber 23, 1916.