Former Site of Tianjin Printing House

Former Site of Tianjin Printing House

The former site of Tianjin Printing House is a protected cultural heritage site of Tianjin.

Original Tianjin Printing House

Era: 1886

Address: No. 189, Jiefang North Road, Heping District, Tianjin

Category: Important Modern Historical Site and Representative Building

The original Tianjin Printing House, established by the British firm Kent, was the first letterpress printing factory founded by the British in Tianjin. Starting in 1894, it printed the English edition of the "Peking and Tientsin Times," and translated foreign scientific publications as well as various refined Chinese-English books. It functioned as a tripartite British cultural institution alongside the Reuters Tianjin bureau and the English-language "Peking and Tientsin Times."

The building faces Taierzhuang Road to the east, extends to Tai’an Avenue to the south, borders Jiefang North Road to the west, and is adjacent to Taiyuan Road to the north. With a construction area of 3,020 square meters, it is a brick-and-wood structure designed by British engineers Cook and Anderson from the firm Yonggu. The exterior features red brick walls, with the front facade clad in granite and adorned with striking white vertical decorative stripes. The building presents a vibrant red-and-white color scheme and exhibits a strong Bavarian architectural style. Its current condition is well-preserved.

Further Reading:

· Fourth Batch of Protected Cultural Heritage Sites of Tianjin