Private residences built between the beginning and the end of Edo period stood side by side and it seems that Imanishi-ke Jutaku, which was located at the present from the start, stood out in the townscape with its stately air.
江戸初期から末期にかけての民家が軒を連ね、そのうちでも今西家住宅は、当初から現位置にあって、ひときわその威容を示していたようである。