Chaonei No. 81, French Baroque building in Dongcheng District, China.
The three-story brick building includes a separate outbuilding and features stone steps ascending to the main entrance with a covered balcony, plus characteristic French Baroque elements across the facades.
The property was constructed around 1910 and changed to ecclesiastical ownership during the 1930s, after which Belgian Augustinian nuns operated a medical facility there throughout World War II.
Beijing municipal authorities protect the structure as an architectural monument representing early twentieth-century French design in the Chaoyangmen area and documenting foreign influences during that era.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing administers the property and does not permit entry because of structural conditions that require comprehensive restoration work.
Teenagers covered the exterior walls with graffiti, prompting authorities to install a sign at the entrance stating that no supernatural phenomena occur at the site.
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