A two-storey Japanese colonial era residence built in 1902 as the official quarters of the Bank of Taiwan governor and converted into a Bank of Taiwan staff club in 1911. After the war the property was handed over to the Combined Logistics Command and rebranded as Freedom House, a Cold War era reception venue used by the World Anti-Communist League and the Free China (自由中國) political journal, and a frequent setting for the entertainment of foreign visitors. It stands within the restricted Bo’ai Special Zone alongside the Yen Chia-kan Residence and Datong House and is not open to the public.
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Heritage Status
- National Monument (國定古蹟)
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)
- KMT Authoritarian Era Taiwan (國民政府時期)
- US-ROC Alliance Period (中美共同時期)
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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.