"In 1985 the government listed three of the buildings in the street as grade-two and grade-three historical monuments," says Chuang Ting-tsai, a resident of the street. But valuable artifacts were stolen from the buildings--which had by now attracted envious attention--during the long delay before conservation work began.
「政府早在民國七十四年就將街上的三處建築列為二、三級古蹟」，北門街居民莊定財說，可是卻遲遲沒有展開具體的修護行動，反而使得古蹟遭人覬覦，古物紛紛被盜。