祺(qi)(qi)瑞(rui)妻弟吳光新出資興建(jian),后(hou)讓于段(duan)居住(zhu),故(gu)被(bei)人(ren)稱(cheng)為(wei)(wei)“段(duan)公(gong)館(guan)’,是當年(nian)天津(jin)日租界較為(wei)(wei)豪華的私人(ren)公(gong)館(guan)式(shi)(shi)住(zhu)宅(zhai)。段(duan)祺(qi)(qi)瑞(rui)故(gu)居東沿蒙(meng)古(gu)路(lu),南臨鞍山(shan)道(dao),西(xi)(xi)臨河南路(lu),北抵(di)萬全道(dao)。包(bao)括(kuo)主樓(lou)(lou)(lou)、后(hou)樓(lou)(lou)(lou)、平(ping)(ping)房(fang)等(deng)建(jian)筑(zhu),整座住(zhu)宅(zhai)共有(you)樓(lou)(lou)(lou)、平(ping)(ping)房(fang)74間(jian),總建(jian)筑(zhu)面(mian)(mian)(mian)積3458平(ping)(ping)方米,該樓(lou)(lou)(lou)原是段(duan)祺(qi)(qi)瑞(rui)妻弟吳光新出資興建(jian),后(hou)讓于段(duan)居住(zhu),故(gu)被(bei)人(ren)稱(cheng)為(wei)(wei)“段(duan)公(gong)館(guan)’,是當年(nian)天津(jin)日租界較為(wei)(wei)豪華的私人(ren)公(gong)館(guan)式(shi)(shi)住(zhu)宅(zhai)。段(duan)祺(qi)(qi)瑞(rui)故(gu)居東沿蒙(meng)古(gu)路(lu),南臨鞍山(shan)道(dao),西(xi)(xi)臨河南路(lu),北抵(di)萬全道(dao)。包(bao)括(kuo)主樓(lou)(lou)(lou)、后(hou)樓(lou)(lou)(lou)、平(ping)(ping)房(fang)等(deng)建(jian)筑(zhu),整座住(zhu)宅(zhai)共有(you)樓(lou)(lou)(lou)、平(ping)(ping)房(fang)74間(jian),總建(jian)筑(zhu)面(mian)(mian)(mian)積3458平(ping)(ping)方米。其中(zhong),主樓(lou)(lou)(lou)為(wei)(wei)三層(ceng)磚木結構歐(ou)洲庭院式(shi)(shi)古(gu)典風(feng)格建(jian)筑(zhu),建(jian)筑(zhu)面(mian)(mian)(mian)積2429.21平(ping)(ping)方米,造型雄偉壯觀,首層(ceng)正(zheng)面(mian)(mian)(mian)中(zhong)間(jian)部(bu)位突(tu)出,上(shang)十磴臺(tai)階為(wei)(wei)門(men)廳和(he)柱式(shi)(shi)外廊;二樓(lou)(lou)(lou)正(zheng)面(mian)(mian)(mian)設屋頂(ding)平(ping)(ping)臺(tai);三樓(lou)(lou)(lou)背面(mian)(mian)(mian)東西(xi)(xi)角(jiao)(jiao)各有(you)平(ping)(ping)臺(tai)一座。頂(ding)部(bu)為(wei)(wei)多坡屋頂(ding)。原在頂(ding)部(bu)有(you)一八角(jiao)(jiao)涼亭,1976年(nian),唐山(shan)大地(di)震后(hou)被(bei)拆除。
段(duan)祺瑞(1865—1936)自芝泉,安徽合肥人,早年(nian)(nian)隨(sui)袁世凱創辦北洋新軍,1916年(nian)(nian)袁死后任北洋政府總理,成為皖(wan)系軍閥(fa)(fa)實權人物,1920年(nian)(nian)被(bei)直(zhi)系軍閥(fa)(fa)擊(ji)敗(bai)下臺,來津在此樓隱居,1924年(nian)(nian)直(zhi)系軍閥(fa)(fa)失敗(bai),段(duan)再次出山就任”中(zhong)華民國臨時執政”,1926年(nian)(nian)又被(bei)馮玉祥(xiang)趕下臺,從此回津作了寓公(gong)。
1920年,直皖戰(zhan)爭(zheng)爆發,段(duan)(duan)祺(qi)瑞(rui)被(bei)直系(xi)擊敗(bai)(bai),但在(zai)(zai)第二(er)次直奉戰(zhan)爭(zheng)后(hou),又因為(wei)直系(xi)的失敗(bai)(bai)而被(bei)奉系(xi)推為(wei)中(zhong)華民國臨時“執政(zheng)”,制(zhi)造了屠殺愛國學生的“三一八”慘案,不久即被(bei)馮(feng)玉祥趕下臺。他先是寓居(ju)(ju)天津意租界二(er)馬路(lu)20號,后(hou)遷居(ju)(ju)日(ri)租界宮島街即今鞍山道(dao)38號。九一八事(shi)變后(hou)日(ri)本(ben)特(te)務(wu)在(zai)(zai)天津大肆網羅政(zheng)要人物,準備利(li)用這些人在(zai)(zai)中(zhong)國建(jian)立漢(han)奸政(zheng)權,段(duan)(duan)也(ye)在(zai)(zai)日(ri)本(ben)特(te)務(wu)開列(lie)的名(ming)單之(zhi)內。為(wei)避免與(yu)日(ri)本(ben)特(te)務(wu)接(jie)觸,段(duan)(duan)移居(ju)(ju)上海(hai),1936年在(zai)(zai)上海(hai)病死。段(duan)(duan)芝泉在(zai)(zai)京津滬均有舊居(ju)(ju)。