The old Russell & Co. hong

Title : The old Russell & Co. hong

Topic : Virtual Shanghai

Location : Shanghai

Date (start) : 1870

Estimated dates : 1870-1889

Nature : B&W Photo

Support image : Paper

Information data : The old Russell & Co. hong at the corner of the Bund and Foochow Road. It was completed in 1856, and was taken by the China Merchants Steam Navigation Co. c.1881. It underwent extensive modifications, but today is probably the oldest surviving Western building in Shanghai.

Private Repository : IAO

Keywords : settlement;building;godown;warehouse;hong

Keywords (fr) : concession;bâtiment

Street name : Bund