Did You Know That ... ?
- Taipei Story House, formerly known as Yuanshan Mansion (圓山別莊) and located next to the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, was built in 1913 by Taipei tea merchant Chen Chao-chun (陳朝駿) as a country resort and a place to entertain buyers and guests from abroad.
- Later, the half-timbered faux Tudor-style building served as a prison and detainment center during the latter years of the Japan-occupied Taiwan, and then as the residence of the late speaker Huang Kuo-shu (黃國書) of the Legislative Yuan in the 1950s.
- The century-old building, designated as a heritage site by the Taipei City Government in 1998, lost its splendor following years of neglect. The Taipei Fine Arts Museum launched a restoration and renovation project in 2000 after the building was handed over to the city government.
Read more about the historic site hereor scroll down for pictures.
