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During the Japanese rule period, Chen Chaojun, a tea merchant in Dadaei, Taipei, who ran the Yongyu Store, built a Western-style mansion in the Yanshan area along the Keelung River in Taipei City in 1913, which was completed in 1914. It was used as a gathering place for Taiwanese gentry, officials, and foreign tea merchants, as well as a place for family members to relax, take vacations, and gather. Chen Chaojun once served as the chairman of the Taipei Tea Merchants Association, and he was one of the important figures in the booming tea industry in Taiwan at that time. When this house was completed, it was during the Japanese rule period. At that time, the government had planned to expand Taipei City to make it the center of politics, finance, and academic education, and to build three tree-lined avenues around the city. In addition, various European architectural styles were introduced, mixed and transformed, making the architecture in Taiwan at that time extremely complex. The house built by Chen Chaojun was constructed under such a trend of the times. After Chen Chaojun passed away in 1923, the house changed hands several times and underwent many transformations. After World War II, it was once used as the residence of the former President of the Legislative Yuan, Huang Guoshu. In 1979, the Taipei City Government purchased it and temporarily used it as a branch office of the Park Lamp Management Office in the northern area for office use and storage of equipment. In December 1987, it was officially handed over to the Taipei City Museum of Fine Arts, and in 1990, the "Artists' Gathering Center" was established. In 1998, it was designated as a cultural heritage, and investigations and restoration work were carried out in succession. Under the concept of reusing cultural heritage, from April 19, 2003, to April 18, 2015, this cultural heritage was sponsored and managed by Ms. Chen Guoci, who established the "Taipei Story House" open to the public. Its purpose was to introduce Taiwanese lifestyle culture and promote the reuse of cultural heritage. Through various activities and exhibitions, the public could easily approach the cultural heritage and give it a new life. Starting from May 2015, the Taipei Story House was continued to be operated by the Guo Mosheng Cultural Education Foundation. The main theme is food, clothing, housing, transportation, and entertainment. It plans related thematic exhibitions and cultural and artistic activities, promoting tea culture, and continues to tell stories in the "Taipei Story House." At the same time, it combines the nearby community, the public, and social resources, to participate in maintaining the cultural heritage and promoting cultural heritage preservation education, continuing the history of the century-old house. The Taipei Story House is a building imitating the half-timbered style of the English Tudor period, which is a rare architectural form in Taiwan. The first floor is built with brick walls, and the entrance has an Ionic column. The second floor is wooden structure, with curved, vertical, and horizontal wooden strips creating an elegant, tree-like wall outside the second floor. The Gothic-style tower and chimney are made of bricks, with a curved eaves on the tower roof, covered with copper tiles. The copper tiles have turned green over time, leaving the traces of time. The tower above the entrance of the cultural heritage is inlaid with colored glass in green, yellow, and red. The interior has two beautifully shaped fireplaces and a large number of "Art Nouveau" style raised tiles and chandeliers, which were popular in the early 20th century, featuring natural and floral patterns. The overall interior space layout, as well as the outdoor balcony and terrace, are closely integrated with the surrounding landscape, presenting an elegant style. (Information taken from the official website of the Taipei Story House)