Built in 1937 as the official residence of the Taitung Township Administrator (臺東街役長), this Japanese wooden building was seized by the KMT after the war and became the city mayor’s residence. After falling into disrepair it was restored in 2006, with the three children of the last Japanese township administrator attending the ceremony. It now operates as the Boting Art Center (寶町藝文中心).
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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
- 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.