Designed by Ruan Chao’ang (阮朝昂), a civil engineer with Kaohsiung Prefecture, this was reportedly the first Western-style building in the prefecture. The garden was once leased to the Red Cross for American doctors providing medical services to indigenous communities. Later renamed Yongxing Family Garden (永興家園) by then-Provincial Governor Lee Teng-hui. Damaged in Typhoon Morakot (2009).
Map
Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
Links
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
Nearby Locations
Author
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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.