Tianmu US Military Housing (天母美軍宿舍群)

The hills at the northern margins of Tianmu in Taipei are home to several abandoned residences widely known in the urban exploration community in Taiwan. Although not substantiated by official records these structures were almost certainly built for US Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) personnel stationed in the area from the early 1950s to the late 1970s. Following the American withdrawal in 1979 most such properties were turned over to the Bank of Taiwan (臺灣銀行) or the Executive Yuan’s Council for Economic Planning and Development (經建會) and either redeveloped or neglected over subsequent decades. This cluster of residences is one of the last remaining vestiges of US military housing in an area that once boasted dozens of such properties. Overlooking the lower set of red brick barracks. One of at least three red brick buildings on the site. The view from the lower lane with red brick structures on either side. The metal shutters were likely a later addition. Partitions within…