Chen Tian-lai Residence | |
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陳天來故居 | |
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General information | |
Type | former house |
Location | Datong, Taipei, Taiwan |
Address | No. 73, Guide Street, Datong District, Taipei City, Taiwan 103 |
Coordinates | 25°03′21.9″N 121°30′30.2″E / 25.056083°N 121.508389°E [1] |
Completed | 1920 |
The Chen Tian-lai Residence ( traditional Chinese: 陳天來故居; simplified Chinese: 陈天来故居; pinyin: Chén Tiānlái Gùjū) is a historic former house in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan.
The house was built in the 1920s as the residence of Chen Tian-lai, a wealthy tea merchant at that time. [1] By 2017, the house was jointly owned by more than 30 people and had fallen into disrepair, as the owners could not agree on how to repair it. [2] In 2020, the Taipei government took over the building and announced plans to restore it and surrounding property by 2024. [3]
The house was constructed with Baroque architecture style with a grandiose facade. There is a pond in its backyard. [2]