# Baiguo Tree Red Brick House
**Wikidata**: [Q124337761](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124337761)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/baiguo-tree-red-brick-house

## Summary
The Baiguo Tree Red Brick House is a historic office building located in Daxin Village, Taiwan, originally constructed in 1930 during the period of Japanese rule. Classified as an instance of an office, it served as a workplace for administrative functions and is recognized today as a Historic Building of Taiwan.

## Key Facts
- **Entity Type:** Office (a room where people perform office work).
- **Location:** Daxin Village, Taiwan; coordinates lat: 24.754714, lon: 121.756992.
- **Inception:** 1930.
- **Country History:** Empire of Japan (regime change, start_time: 1930, end_time: 1945, applies_to_part: Taiwan under Japanese rule); Taiwan (start_time: 1945).
- **Heritage Designation:** Historic Building of Taiwan (designated on 2001-06-29).
- **NCHDB Asset ID:** historicalBuilding/20010629000009.
- **Aliases:** 紅磚屋, 台灣總督府米穀局台北事務所宜蘭出張所; also known as "Baiguo Tree Red Brick House".
- **Commons Category:** Baiguo Tree Red Brick House.
- **Wikipedia Languages:** commons, zh.
- **Sitelink Count:** 2.
- **Image:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/舊糧食局宜蘭辦公廳正面.jpg.
- **Instance Of:** office (defined as a room where people perform office work, used by office workers, subclass of room, workplace, facility).

## FAQs
### Q: What is the Baiguo Tree Red Brick House?
A: The Baiguo Tree Red Brick House is a historic office building in Daxin Village, Taiwan, built in 1930. It is recognized as a Historic Building of Taiwan and is an example of an office-type facility.

### Q: Where is the Baiguo Tree Red Brick House located?
A: It is located in Daxin Village, Taiwan, at coordinates lat: 24.754714, lon: 121.756992.

### Q: When was the Baiguo Tree Red Brick House built?
A: The building was constructed in 1930, during the period when Taiwan was under Japanese rule as part of the Empire of Japan.

### Q: What is the heritage status of the Baiguo Tree Red Brick House?
A: It is designated as a Historic Building of Taiwan, with the designation starting on June 29, 2001.

### Q: What was the original function of the Baiguo Tree Red Brick House?
A: It functioned as an office, a room where people perform office work, used by office workers.

### Q: What are the alternate names for the Baiguo Tree Red Brick House?
A: Alternate names include 紅磚屋 and 台灣總督府米穀局台北事務所宜蘭出張所.

### Q: How is the Baiguo Tree Red Brick House classified?
A: It is classified as an instance of an office, which is a subclass of room, workplace (associated with white-collar worker), and facility.

## Why It Matters
The Baiguo Tree Red Brick House is significant as a preserved example of early 20th-century administrative architecture in Taiwan, reflecting the historical administrative structures of the Empire of Japan prior to 1945. Its designation as a Historic Building of Taiwan underscores its cultural and architectural value. As an instance of an office, it also represents the broader concept of a workplace environment specifically designed for office work, contributing to the understanding of organizational and administrative history in the region. The building's continued recognition and documentation (including multilingual aliases and heritage IDs) support the preservation of cultural heritage and facilitate research in architectural and administrative history.

## Notable For
- Constructed in 1930 during the Japanese colonial period in Taiwan.
- Recognized as a Historic Building of Taiwan (designation date: June 29, 2001).
- Serves as a concrete example of the "office" entity type, defined as a room for office work.
- Located in Daxin Village with precise geographical coordinates.
- Has multiple aliases in Chinese, reflecting its historical administrative role.
- Linked to the Empire of Japan (1930–1945) and subsequently to Taiwan (post-1945).
- Documented in the National Cultural Heritage Database (NCHDB) with a unique asset ID.

## Body
### Definition and Classification
- **Baiguo Tree Red Brick House** is an instance of an **office**, defined as a **room where people perform office work**.
- As an office, it is a subclass of **room**, **workplace** (with qualifier: white-collar worker), and **facility**.
- Typical users of an office are **office workers**.
- The primary use of the space is for **office work**.

### Location and Coordinates
- **Located in:** Daxin Village.
- **Coordinates:** Latitude 24.754714, Longitude 121.756992.
- **Country:** Historically part of the **Empire of Japan** (start_time: 1930, end_time: 1945, applies_to_part: Taiwan under Japanese rule, with qualifier regime change); now part of **Taiwan** (start_time: 1945).

### Historical Context
- **Inception:** 1930.
- **Country History:** The building's inception and early existence were under the Empire of Japan, specifically during the period of Japanese rule in Taiwan. Following the regime change in 1945, the building became part of Taiwan.
- **Heritage Designation:** Designated as a **Historic Building of Taiwan** on **June 29, 2001**. This designation is supported by references from the National Cultural Heritage Database (https://nchdb.boch.gov.tw/assets/overview/historicalBuilding/20010629000009).

### Names and Aliases
- **Primary Name:** Baiguo Tree Red Brick House.
- **Aliases:**
  - 紅磚屋
  - 台灣總督府米穀局台北事務所宜蘭出張所
- **Commons Category:** Baiguo Tree Red Brick House.
- **Wikipedia Languages:** Available in **commons** and **zh** (Chinese).
- **Sitelink Count:** 2.

### Identifiers and References
- **NCHDB Asset ID:** historicalBuilding/20010629000009.
- **Image:** A photograph of the building is available at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/舊糧食局宜蘭辦公廳正面.jpg.

### Related Concept: Office
The entity "office" is centrally relevant to understanding the Baiguo Tree Red Brick House. Key aspects of the "office" concept include:
- **Definition:** A room where people perform office work.
- **Classification:** Subclass of room, workplace (white-collar worker), facility.
- **Aliases:** offices, commercial office, commercial offices, office space, office, 執務空間, 事務局, 職場, 事務室, 勤務先.
- **External Identifiers (for the concept "office"):** GND ID 4008807-8, HDS ID 016214, PSH ID 220, YSO ID 3101, EuroVoc ID c_4b5a18f8, Freebase ID /m/021sj1, WordNet 3.1 synset 03847186-n, Library of Congress authority ID sh85094201, Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID topic/office-business.
- **Wikimedia References:** Wikipedia title "Office"; Commons category "Offices"; Topic's main category "Category:Offices".
- **Example Images (for the concept "office"):** Photograph_of_the_Division_of_Classification_and_Cataloging_(36341206050).jpg, Posse_Senadores_2019_(33076008488).jpg, Procuratiehouderskamer_boekhouders_aan_het_werk,_Bestanddeelnr_189-0018.jpg.
- **Related Entities (examples of offices):** United Nations Office at Nairobi (Kenya), Pakistan House (Pakistan), and multiple Kantor Camat entities (district offices in West Sumatra, Indonesia such as Ampek Koto, Baso, Lubuk Basung, Tanjung Raya, etc.).

## References

1. [Source](https://nchdb.boch.gov.tw/assets/overview/historicalBuilding/20010629000009)