A three-storey Shōwa era residence completed by members of the Lin family in 1935. Decades later it was rented out and the condition of the old mansion became extremely dilapidated. In 2009 a complicated revitalization effort got under way, frustrated by the fact that there were now 62 shareholders of the old building. Over the course of 2010s restoration work proceeded and by 2016 it was converted into the Bangka branch of Starbucks.
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Heritage Status
- Municipal Monument (直轄市定古蹟)
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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
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
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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.