原名范文(wen)穆(mu)公祠(ci),位于市郊(jiao)石湖行(xing)春橋畔茶磨嶼下(xia),1963年被(bei)列為蘇州市文(wen)物保護單位。
范(fan)(fan)成大(da)(da)(1126-1193),字致能(neng),號石(shi)(shi)湖居士(shi)。漢(han)族,平江吳(wu)(wu)郡(郡治在今江蘇吳(wu)(wu)縣)人(ren)。南宋(song)詩(shi)(shi)人(ren)。他陸游、楊萬里、尤袤合(he)稱"中興四(si)大(da)(da)詩(shi)(shi)人(ren)"。官至參知政(zheng)(zheng)事、資政(zheng)(zheng)殿(dian)大(da)(da)學士(shi)。曾奉命(ming)出使(shi)金(jin)邦,堅強不(bu)屈(qu),不(bu)辱使(shi)命(ming),幾(ji)乎被殺(sha)。使(shi)金(jin)途(tu)中所作行詩(shi)(shi),表達了渴望國(guo)家統(tong)一(yi)的(de)強烈愛國(guo)主義(yi)思想。石(shi)(shi)湖是(shi)范(fan)(fan)大(da)(da)成歸隱之地(di),依隨地(di)勢高下(xia),建造亭(ting)臺樓榭,遍栽花木,有(you)千(qian)巖觀、天(tian)鏡閣、盟(meng)鷗亭(ting)、玉雪坡、農圃堂(tang)諸勝(sheng)。宋(song)孝(xiao)宗題"石(shi)(shi)湖"二(er)字賜之,遂有(you)石(shi)(shi)湖別墅(shu)之稱。別墅(shu)因人(ren)而名(ming)盛(sheng),與湖山風光相得益彰,為(wei)時人(ren)所傾倒,競(jing)相賦詩(shi)(shi)作文,成為(wei)一(yi)時盛(sheng)事。淳熙十三年(nian)(1186年(nian)),范(fan)(fan)成大(da)(da)在石(shi)(shi)湖所作《四(si)時田園雜興六十首》,是(shi)他一(yi)生(sheng)田園詩(shi)(shi)的(de)代表作。著(zhu)有(you)《石(shi)(shi)湖集》一(yi)百三十六卷及《驂鸞錄》、《吳(wu)(wu)船錄》、《桂海虞衡(heng)志》、《吳(wu)(wu)郡志》等。
范(fan)成(cheng)大的(de)石湖別(bie)墅歷年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)久遠,早(zao)已(yi)湮沒。明正德十五年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(1520年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)),御史盧雍于(yu)石湖茶磨山(shan)北(bei)、行春橋(qiao)南建范(fan)文穆(mu)公(gong)祠,以紀念范(fan)成(cheng)大。次(ci)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian),將(jiang)范(fan)成(cheng)大手書《四時田園雜興六十首》摹刻石碑,嵌(qian)于(yu)祠壁(bi)。萬(wan)歷四十年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(1612年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian))參議范(fan)允臨(lin)重建。崇禎十二年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(1639年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian))巡撫張國維(wei)修(xiu)(xiu)。清乾隆(long)間(jian)宮(gong)廷畫家、蘇州(zhou)人徐(xu)楊所(suo)作《盛世滋長圖》中(zhong),繪(hui)有(you)(you)祠宇(yu)(yu)全(quan)貌,依(yi)山(shan)臨(lin)湖,規(gui)模(mo)頗宏(hong)。嘉慶三(san)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(1798年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian))范(fan)來宗有(you)(you)修(xiu)(xiu)。同治年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)間(jian)重修(xiu)(xiu)。1926年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)李(li)根源先(xian)生前往(wang)訪古(gu)時,尚有(you)(you)祠宇(yu)(yu)三(san)進,享(xiang)堂正中(zhong)供有(you)(you)范(fan)文穆(mu)公(gong)神主。伺候年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)久失修(xiu)(xiu),日(ri)漸傾圮。從(cong)1984年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)起(qi),開始全(quan)面(mian)整修(xiu)(xiu)祠宇(yu)(yu),并將(jiang)西南側海潮(chao)寺劃入,1986年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)竣工開放,成(cheng)為石湖風(feng)景區(qu)的(de)主要(yao)景點之一。
修復一新的范(fan)成大祠(ci)背(bei)山(shan)面湖,東向,有(you)祠(ci)門、享堂(tang)兩進,左右(you)以廊相連,中(zhong)為庭院(yuan)。祠(ci)門額"范(fan)文穆公祠(ci)",面闊三間,硬山(shan)頂(ding)。享堂(tang)面闊三間16米(mi),進深8米(mi),硬山(shan)頂(ding)。堂(tang)內懸"壽櫟堂(tang)"匾,有(you)范(fan)成大塑像。左右(you)壁間嵌(qian)明代石刻(ke)田園詩(shi)(shi)碑七方,詩(shi)(shi)、書、刻(ke)俱佳,堪稱珍(zhen)品。