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Taipei Story House

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View of Taipei Story House.

Taipei Story House is a history English Tudor style house in Taipei, Taiwan, now open as a museum.

The house was built in 1913 by Chen Chaojun, a Dadaocheng tea merchant.[1] It was originally a guest house for rich merchants and other important local people.

The ground floor is built of brick and the upper floor of wood with English Tudor-style beams.[2] The staircase is constructed to look like a pagoda.

The Story House museum now has exhibits related to tea and local history. or Taipei history-related exhibitions. It is located immediately adjacent to the Taipei Fine Arts Museum and close to Yuanshan Station.

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