Seiju TATEISHI, a local master builder who built this structure, visited Tokyo and Yokohama to learn about Western-style buildings by observing them, and he studied the techniques in his own way to recreate their bold designs.
これを建てた地元の棟梁・立石清重は、東京や横浜に出かけて洋風建築を見て学び、自分なりに消化して奔放な造形を行った。