Completed in 1934, this was originally Hemei Police Station (和美線警察官吏派出所), but it has served numerous other functions over the years, including the residence of the town mayor. In the post-war period it was converted back into a police station and later served as dormitories for police officers. The building was recognized for its heritage value in 2008 and restored in 2018. There is also an air raid shelter on site.
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Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Police History in Taiwan (台灣警察歷史)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.