Taipei City’s Department of Cultural Affairs, seeking to preserve historical heritage, approved the designation of a Japanese-style dormitory on Fuzhou Street as a municipal monument among several newly designated historical sites around the city.
The Japanese-style dormitory, a government-owned building managed by the National Security Bureau, was designated as a monument last week because it encompasses a two-story structure that was built in the 1920s with a multiple-layered roof and refined doorposts, the department said.
The department’s Cultural Heritage Evaluation Committee also designated Beitou Zhongxin Village, a two-story store on Dihua Street and an old warehouse at the intersection of Zhongxiao W Road and Yanping N Road as historical buildings.
Photo provided courtesy of Taipei City’s Department of Cultural Affairs
The Beitou Zhongxin Village, a 1.4-hectare community housing 79 military veterans’ households, is one of the few well-preserved military dependents’ communities in Taipei.
According to the department, the village, which is adjacent to the military-owned Beitou Hospital and hot springs resorts, was involved in the development of the city’s medical industry and hot springs resorts in Beitou District (北投).
The two-story store on Dihua Street and the old warehouse, the department said, are historical landmarks that were located in commercial districts during the Japanese colonial era.
Department of Cultural Affairs Chief Secretary Wang Yi-chun (王逸群) said the department had also reopened a city monument on Qingtian Street last week after a five-year renovation project.
The monument, a former residence of late National Taiwan University (NTU) professor Ma Ting-ying (馬廷英), is an 80-year-old Japanese-style building surrounded by 100-year-old trees on the leafy street.
Wang said the department designated the building a city monument in 2006, and visitors can now catch a glimpse of the life of the late professor and view the architecture of the building.
There are about 18 Japanese-style residences along Qingtian Street in Zhongzheng District (中正), most of which were residences for professors at NTU and National Taiwan Normal University. The department will seek to renovate all the dormitories and open them to the public, he said.
The department said district offices were responsible for the regular inspection of more than 150 municipal monuments, adding that organizations in charge of the monuments need to maintain the sites. The department allocates NT$20 million (US$620,000) annually to private organizations for the maintenance of the monuments.
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