Little White House 小白宮(前清淡水關稅務司官邸)

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37 Reviews

Thursday：09:30 - 17:00

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Introduction

The Little White House used to be Tamsui’s Custom Inspector General’s residence in the Qing Dynasty. In 1862, as the port became prosperous and more foreigners were stationed here, more residences were built for foreign officials. The Little White House is an impressive piece of colonial architecture. The main building is a square structure in with Spanish style halls and 11 half arches. Every door and window uses wooden Persian blinds, and the interior takes in lots of light and air during the day. There is a patio facing the Guanyin Mountain looking over the Tamsui riverbank, which makes for a very beautiful view, indeed!

Information

Themes: Northern Taiwan
Subject: Family、Campus teaching
Suggested Months for Visiting: All year
Address: 15 Zhenli Street, Tamsui Dist., New Taipei City Taiwan, R.O.C

Opening Hours


Sunday	09:30 - 18:00
Monday	09:30 - 17:00
Tuesday	09:30 - 17:00
Wednesday	09:30 - 17:00
Thursday	09:30 - 17:00
Friday	09:30 - 17:00
Saturday	09:30 - 18:00

Services & Facilities

Toilets

Traveler rating

0 Terrible
1 Poor
17 Average
13 Very good
6 Excellent

Traveler type

5 Families
1 Couples
12 Solo
2 Business
10 Friends

619je

Keysborough, Australia

House and garden a picturesque tableau

2020-08

The Tamshui Customs Officer's Residence is an attractive building. It has a view out over the Damshui River, to where it meets the Pacific Ocean. The Residence adjoins Fort Santo Domingo and Althiea University, which provide good photo opportunities.. The Residence remained in British hands until 1980, when it was returned to the Republic of China government.
ECWorld

Hong Kong, China

Photogenic

2020-01

I suppose most folks come here not because of whatever historical significance this building has, but rather because this provides a nice backdrop to that Instagram photo. And it is quite pretty particularly on a sunny day. Whether you can actually get off a good photo without having one of the many other like-minded visitors in the picture is another matter, and probably requires a fair amount of patience. Pretty close to other sights such as Fort San Domingo so worth a look.
kimitakas

Taichung, Taiwán

Traveler type:

En solitario

Little White House

2019-07

This beautiful building, standing on a hill, is called Little White House. It used to a residence of custom officer. It is open to public, but on the day I went there was unfortunately closed. (It is closed only once a month, and it was that day.) However, even from outside you can take a nice picture of this elegant residence.
LHOVancouver

Vancouver, Canadá

Traveler type:

Con amigos

Nice colonial architecture to visit when walking around Upper Town...

2018-01

Easy walking distance to Aleuthia University/Oxford College and the British Ambassador and Japanese Ambassadors Home. There might be entry fees, but free on weekends. Just a garden and house. Easy to go in and out. Good luck and enjoy!
Oldjack

Greater Melbourne, Australia

Traveler type:

Couples

An Interesting Historic Building In A Nice Area

2017-02

The White House sits on top of the hill overlooking the river in the Fort Santo Domingo precinct which is a classy area of Tamsui. The Customs Officers obviously lived well back then and this house has been well maintained.