原名霍格别墅，1863年始建。因在约大校舍中排列第四，故称四号楼。常常与之前方的大草坪被一起提及，是华政“帐篷精神”的象征。
四号楼原名霍格别墅，于清同治二年（1863年）始建，次年基本建成，1899年完成大修。霍格别墅基地面积754平方米，建筑面积1275平方米，两层共25个房间，楼顶筑有塔楼，可供凭眺。建筑的主要构件为木料，木门、木窗、木柱、木梁、木地板、木楼梯、木壁炉架等。底层南侧有一排3米进深的柱廊，顶部为黑铁皮，可供轿车直接驶至门前。
The construction of Building No.4, originally known as “the Hogg’s House”, started in 1863 and was basically completed in one year. The building went through a major repair in 1899. The Hogg’s House covered an area of 754 square meters, with a construction area of about 1275 square meters. The two-storey building had 25 rooms in total. There is a tower on its roof, where people can look as far as they wish. The main components of the building include timber, wooden doors, wooden windows, wooden pillars, wooden beams, wooden floors, and wooden mantels, etc. On the southern side of the bottom floor is a 3-meter-long colonnade with black sheet on the top, through which one can drive cars straight to the front door.
四号楼常常与之前方的大草坪被一起提及，是因为根植于此的“帐篷精神”。1979年华政第二次复校，迎来了第一批310名学生，然而，除了复旦分校将东风楼归还华政外，其他校舍仍然分别被几家单位占用。以徐盼秋、曹漫之为首的一批党政领导决定以学生为先，先建图书馆与教学大楼，党政工团的办公用房则是由租借的5顶帐篷组成，搭建在大草坪上。帐篷内冬冷夏炎、光线昏暗、空间狭小，可是大家办学的热情不减，学校党委于此举行院务会议、布置检查工作、接待来信来访人员等，一住就是数年。“帐篷精神”的故事是学校复校伊始艰苦创业的真实写照，也体现着华政人凝心聚力，为法学教育事业不懈奋斗的精神。
As the fourth building on the campus of St John’s University, it is known as Building No.4, standing together with the grand lawn in front of it, because the “Tent Spirit” that originated here has inspired generations of students. In 1979, the second reopening of ECUPL welcomed the first batch of 310 students. However, except East Wind Building, which was returned to ECUPL by the branch of Fudan University, other buildings were still occupied by other work units. The Party and administration leadership headed by Xu Panqiu and Cao Manzhi decided a library and a teaching building should be built first, and 5 rented tents set up on the lawn as the offices of the Party and administration. The dark and small tent offices were of course not very comfortable: freezing cold in winter and scorching hot in summer, but those working inside were all passionate for restarting the university. For years, in the tents, the party committee of the university held meetings on campus affairs, arranged inspections, received letters and visitors, and so on.The “Tent Spirit” is an authentic narration of the arduous pioneering efforts of the university in the early years after its reopening. It also mirrors the spirit of ECUPLers, i.e., joining hearts and hands and making unremitting efforts for the cause of legal education.
