In the 1970's, when a major new road, Tunhua South Road, was being planned for central Taipei, this 100- year-old house was located in the path of the planned route. This created a dilemma between the needs of urban development and historic site preservation.
民國六十年代台北市要開敦化南路大馬路，百年老厝剛好「擋」在中央，一時之間，都市開發與古蹟保存面臨兩難抉擇，最後變通的辦法是請老房子搬家。