Former Residence of Gu Zhutong

Former Residence of Gu Zhutong

The former residence of Gu Zhutong is located at No. 11-1, Mogan Road, Gulou District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province.

The building was constructed before 1937 in a Western modern architectural style. It includes one three-story structure with 12 rooms and two single-story structures with 5 rooms, featuring yellow walls and blue-green roofs. It was originally owned by Gu Zhutong. In April 1948, the building was rented by the U.S. Embassy as staff housing.

Gu Zhutong (1893.1.9–1987.1.17) was a General of the Republic of China Army, styled Moshan. He was from Lianshui County, Jiangsu Province, and graduated from the Infantry Department of the Sixth Class of the Baoding Military Academy.

After the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution, he joined the revolutionary army. He later graduated from the Baoding Military Academy. In the winter of 1921, he went to Guilin to join Sun Yat-sen and served as a platoon leader in the military training team of Xu Chongzhi’s Guangdong Army unit. After participating in the Eastern Expedition in 1925, he held various positions as division commander in the National Revolutionary Army. After 1927, he successively served as commander of the Ninth Army, commander of the First Army, commander-in-chief of the Sixteenth Route Army, and in the Nationalist Government… More details about Gu Zhutong ++