A set of dormitories for staff working at Hsinchu Juvenile Prison, established in 1926 as the first prison in Taiwan built specifically for youth. The site is still in use as the modern-day Hsinchu Prison. The houses stood on either side of the compound, the eastern group around a martial arts hall, and were fuelled by the natural gas for which Hsinchu was known in the Japanese colonial era. Most fell into disrepair into the early 2010s but since they’ve been awarded heritage status several are in the process of being restored.
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- Status:Idle (閒置)
- Heritage designation:Historic Building (歷史建築)
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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)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
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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.