Former Residence of John Leighton Stuart

Former Residence of John Leighton Stuart

The former residence of John Leighton Stuart is located at No. 33-1 Qingdao Road.

The building was constructed in 1935, faces west to east, and features a Western architectural style. It has a brick-and-wood structure, with steel windows and doors, an interior staircase, an east-facing porch on the first floor, an external balcony to the south, and a dormer window on the third floor for lighting. The roof is covered with blue-gray tiles, and the exterior walls are finished with yellow cement stucco. The property was originally owned by He Jiwu (alias He Shenyi). In July 1946, the U.S. government appointed John Leighton Stuart as the Ambassador to China, and he chose this building as his official residence.

John Leighton Stuart (1876–1962) was an American born in China and a Christian missionary. He served as the president of Yenching University and as a special war correspondent for The Associated Press. Due to his background as a Christian missionary and theology teacher, he later became a special war correspondent for The Associated Press. In 1946, he was appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to China. In August 1949, he returned to the United States. He passed away in September 1962 due to a heart attack.