It was designed by architect George Leopold Wilson of the Palmer and Turner Hong Kong (now known as the P&T Group).

[4] Occupying 1751 square meters, with a floor area of 11,181 m2 (120,350 sq ft),[5] the Glen Line Building is No.

[10] They operated shipping lanes and traded firearms, machinery, steel, electrical appliances, vehicles, makeup, and much more, as well as selling insurance.

[10] After World War 1, Siemssen & Co, as a German business, was forced to withdraw from China, and Glen Line purchased No.

After the loss in the Battle of Shanghai, the Glen Line Building was occupied by Japanese forces, and the bottom floor was used by the Yokohama Specie Bank.

[13] Following the surrender of Japan, the building was returned to Glen Line, but because of the impact of the war, shipping routes were struggling to recover, leading Glen Line to rent the building to the United States Navy[14] and news agencies including the Associated Press.

[17] In July 1949, after the success of the Shanghai Campaign, the consulate became under siege by former Chinese employees of the US Navy who demanded more severance pay.

The main entrance features an arched doorway with a portico, with two Palladian columns supporting a carved architrave.