1885年左右，中国领事馆设在西九街26号，积极参与维护华裔美国人的公民权利。
1902年，领事馆迁至下百老汇大街的另一处办公楼，著名的华裔美国传教士许芹（Huie Kin）
将他的家人和他的中国传教团从大学广场14号迁入这栋建筑，当时中华基督教青年会的总部也设于此。
许芹一家将三楼和四楼改建成宿舍，供那些因全市租房歧视而无法在其他地方找到住所的中国学生居住。
1923年，原中国领事馆所在的建筑被拆除，取而代之的是如今位于原址的公寓楼。
Around 1885, the Chinese Consulate, which was involved in activist efforts to protect the civil rights of Chinese-Americans, operated out of 26 West 9th Street. In 1902, the Consulate moved to another office on Lower Broadway, and Huie Kin, a prominent Chinese-American missionary, moved his family and his Chinese Mission from 14 University Place into this building, which also housed the headquarters of the Chinese Young Men’s Christian Association. The family turned the third and fourth floors into lodging for Chinese students who were unable to find rooms elsewhere due to discriminatory renting practices throughout the city. The building housing the Chinese Consulate was demolished and in 1923 replaced with the apartment building now located on the site.
