It was made a municipal historic site in 1996, and soon after it was decided as part of city plans to reinvigorate historic sites that the main halls-covering almost 1000 square meters over two floors-would be made into a contemporary art museum, with the two wings serving as classrooms for the neighboring Jiancheng Junior High School.
1996 年原址被指定為市定古蹟，在古蹟活化再利用的浪潮中，正面廳舍約 300 坪空間做為當代藝術館，兩翼則劃為鄰近的建成國中教室，也成了世界罕見的美術館與學校並存的案例。