京師大(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)堂分科(ke)大(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)舊址創(chuang)建于光(guang)緒二十四年(nian)(nian)(1898年(nian)(nian)),初址在沙灘后街原和敬(jing)公(gong)主府的京師大(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)堂,不出幾年(nian)(nian)即(ji)因校址狹(xia)窄不敷使用而有另建分科(ke)學(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)之議。1908年(nian)(nian)京師大(da)(da)學(xue)(xue)(xue)堂分科(ke)學(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)在北城外黃寺以(yi)南破土動(dong)工,并于1911年(nian)(nian)建成。但(dan)由于它孤懸(xuan)城外,聯絡(luo)不便的緣(yuan)故,使用不出數年(nian)(nian)便告廢棄,改作了北洋政府的炮兵(bing)營。
現存(cun)的(de)(de)五棟(dong)樓(lou)(lou)(lou)房(fang),其中(zhong)兩(liang)(liang)(liang)棟(dong)是(shi)(shi)主(zhu)樓(lou)(lou)(lou),三棟(dong)為(wei)配樓(lou)(lou)(lou),它(ta)們與(yu)(yu)東交民(min)巷(xiang)日本(ben)使館舊址(zhi)的(de)(de)設計者都是(shi)(shi)日本(ben)近代建(jian)筑(zhu)師真(zhen)水英(ying)夫(fu)。兩(liang)(liang)(liang)棟(dong)主(zhu)樓(lou)(lou)(lou)均(jun)為(wei)磚(zhuan)木結構,清水磚(zhuan)墻(qiang)(qiang),正(zheng)立(li)面(mian)中(zhong)央是(shi)(shi)突出于樓(lou)(lou)(lou)體(ti)主(zhu)線的(de)(de)高兩(liang)(liang)(liang)層(ceng)的(de)(de)外(wai)拱(gong)(gong)廊。每座(zuo)塔柱下(xia)層(ceng)的(de)(de)上(shang)(shang)部(bu)正(zheng)側兩(liang)(liang)(liang)面(mian),各(ge)開有(you)一拱(gong)(gong)券小窗,其上(shang)(shang)層(ceng)正(zheng)側兩(liang)(liang)(liang)面(mian)的(de)(de)上(shang)(shang)部(bu)各(ge)有(you)一磚(zhuan)雕作裝飾;塔頂(ding)正(zheng)面(mian),由左右(you)兩(liang)(liang)(liang)座(zuo)磚(zhuan)砌的(de)(de)小型(xing)(xing)柱塔夾(jia)一拱(gong)(gong)頂(ding)小月墻(qiang)(qiang)組(zu)成(cheng)。夾(jia)在(zai)兩(liang)(liang)(liang)側空心(xin)塔柱中(zhong)間(jian)的(de)(de),是(shi)(shi)以突出的(de)(de)山字形棱(leng)墻(qiang)(qiang)作外(wai)框(kuang)的(de)(de)通(tong)貫上(shang)(shang)下(xia)兩(liang)(liang)(liang)個樓(lou)(lou)(lou)層(ceng)的(de)(de)大(da)(da)型(xing)(xing)拱(gong)(gong)券假門(men),其中(zhong)心(xin)又以兩(liang)(liang)(liang)條縱貫上(shang)(shang)下(xia)的(de)(de)棱(leng)墻(qiang)(qiang)將這座(zuo)大(da)(da)型(xing)(xing)拱(gong)(gong)券假門(men)劈割成(cheng)三個空間(jian);而于其下(xia)層(ceng)正(zheng)中(zhong),又夾(jia)一座(zuo)以兩(liang)(liang)(liang)側愛(ai)奧(ao)尼壁柱為(wei)飾的(de)(de)大(da)(da)型(xing)(xing)拱(gong)(gong)券窗,于窗頂(ding)又做成(cheng)一個三角(jiao)山花(hua)為(wei)飾,與(yu)(yu)塔形外(wai)拱(gong)(gong)廊兩(liang)(liang)(liang)外(wai)側凹(ao)進(jin)相(xiang)接(jie)的(de)(de)樓(lou)(lou)(lou)體(ti)下(xia)層(ceng),各(ge)辟(pi)有(you)一真(zhen)正(zheng)供人進(jin)出的(de)(de)拱(gong)(gong)券門(men)。該樓(lou)(lou)(lou)的(de)(de)樓(lou)(lou)(lou)窗皆作長方形,上(shang)(shang)頂(ding)為(wei)南北兩(liang)(liang)(liang)面(mian)坡,東西兩(liang)(liang)(liang)側作突出的(de)(de)三角(jiao)山花(hua)形硬山墻(qiang)(qiang),以東西兩(liang)(liang)(liang)坡與(yu)(yu)中(zhong)間(jian)樓(lou)(lou)(lou)頂(ding)相(xiang)銜接(jie),墻(qiang)(qiang)面(mian)也飾有(you)磚(zhuan)雕卷草(cao)紋(wen)。整個樓(lou)(lou)(lou)體(ti)做工精(jing)細,比例協調(diao),手法純熟(shu),是(shi)(shi)一組(zu)對(dui)中(zhong)國近代教育史和建(jian)筑(zhu)史都具有(you)重要研究與(yu)(yu)保(bao)存(cun)價(jia)值的(de)(de)建(jian)筑(zhu)。