A standalone two-storey brick residence built into the hillside at the foot of Xiandong (仙洞) in Zhongshan District, completed around 1949 for a fisherman named Xie Jinshu (謝金樹), who worked his own name into the moulded plasterwork of its stonewashed façade. Financial difficulties led Xie to mortgage the house to the Keelung Port Authority, which took ownership in 1967 and used it as a dormitory for its drivers. Registered as a Keelung historic building in 2019, it now stands vacant, its entrance sealed and the structure sheltered under steel scaffolding since 2020.
Map
Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Minnan Architecture (閩南建築)
- Maritime Industry in Taiwan (台灣海洋產業)
Nearby Locations
Similar Content
:format(webp)/errata/2016/05/taiwan-keelung-kanziding-fish-market-3.jpg)
:format(webp)/taiwan/keelung/renai/keelung-renwu-road-pedestrian-bridge-1.jpg)
:format(webp)/taiwan/keelung/zhongzheng/keelung-agenna-shipyard-14.jpg)
:format(webp)/errata/2016/05/taiwan-taipei-xinyi-keelung-road-building-13.jpg)
:format(webp)/taiwan/xinbei/xizhi/xizhi-chen-dingguo-residence-1.jpg)
:format(webp)/taiwan/xinbei/xizhi/xizhi-chen-wanqi-residence-1.jpg)
:format(webp)/taiwan/keelung/zhongzheng/keelung-bus-repair-depot-2.jpg)
:format(webp)/taiwan/keelung/xinyi/keelung-hospital-1.jpg)
Author
:format(webp)/v/a-synaptic-2025-1.jpg)
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.