Standing by 1914 behind Fuyou Temple (福佑宮), this Japanese wooden house became the residence of the police section chief of Tamsui District (淡水郡) during the Japanese colonial era. After the war it housed successive heads of the Tamsui police precinct until the last occupants moved out, and it was registered as a historic building in 2007. Restored around 2019, it now opens to the public as the Tamsui Former Japanese Police Officer Dormitory.
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- Status:Public (公有)
- Heritage designation:Historic Building (歷史建築)
- Address:新北市淡水區中正路12巷5號
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
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- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Police History in Taiwan (台灣警察歷史)
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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.