Chen Tian-lai Residence

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.