Old Tainan Magistrate Residence


The Old Tainan Magistrate Residence or The Clock Building is a historical residence in East District, Tainan, Taiwan.

History

The residence building was constructed in 1900 as the residence for local governor and when the Empire of Japan royal family came to visit Tainan Prefecture. In 1936, an underground air-raid shelter was built behind the building. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the building was partially rebuilt and was briefly used by the Taiwan Salt General Office and local Land Office. In the 1980s, it was used as the headquarter office for the Civil Defense and District Office. In 1998, it was declared as a historical building.

Architecture

The residence is a two-story building with English colonial architectural style. It has arcade around the building which extends at the center and the two sides of the building which are covered with bricks.