Completed in 1924, this building served as the district office for the now-defunct Datun District, which encompassed much of the area immediately surrounding Taichung City. This administrative division was dissolved in 1950 and the building was repurposed for use as residential units by Xianguang No. 7 Village (憲光七村). It was registered as a historic building in 2006 and, after many years of neglect, it was restored in 2024, but awaits repurposing as a public venue.
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Heritage Status
- 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)
- Taiwan Military Villages (台灣眷村)
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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.