Though Yushukan's framework that survived the fire was expected to be demolished, Goichi TAKEDA, who was engaged in the construction of an adjacent building of Doshisha Girl's School, recommended repairing and preserving it.
燃え残った有終館の駆体は撤去の予定であったが、当時隣の同志社女学校の建築を手がけていた武田五一が修理・保存を勧告した。