[1] The traditional folk house style residence was built by Zhang Wentian's ancestors in the reign of Guangxu Emperor of the Qing dynasty.

[1] On August 30, 1900, Zhang Wentian was born in here and spent his early years between 1900 and 1932, while he went to the Jiangxi-Fujian Soviet.

[1] Renovation of the former residence, commenced in February 1989 and was completed in September that same year.

In 2001, it was listed among the fifth group of "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Shanghai" by the State Council of China.

[1] In 2004, it was listed as a National Patriotic Education Base by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party.