Keelung Fortress Commander's Residence and Officers' Housing
The Keelung Fortress Commander's Residence, also known as the Li Residence, is a Japanese-style wooden building located on Zhongzheng Road, Zhongzheng District, Keelung City. During the Japanese occupation of Taiwan, businessman Ryusui Isuke operated a public horse-drawn carriage business in 1921, which was later restructured into Ryusui Bus and Keelung Ride-on Automatic Vehicle Co., Ltd. (the predecessor of the current Keelung City Bus). He built his own residence opposite the company in 1930, which was completed the following year. The railings and walls on both sides of the stairs are decorated with terrazzo, and the building still retains traditional features such as alcoves, okiri (Japanese-style wall cabinets), and tamburoku (small drawers on the wall).
After World War II, the former major general's official residence was damaged by shelling, so the fortress command residence was moved to Liushui Community Residence. Keelung Fortress was decommissioned in 1957, but the last commander continued to reside there, later subletting it to the Li family. The Li family took over the building in 1977 and lived there until 1998. The building and land originally belonged to the Ministry of National Defense, and in February 2016, they were allocated to the Keelung City Cultural Affairs Bureau.