In 1951, architect Sen Chiu-hai, along with members of a planning commission from the US Army Advisory Group and personnel from Taiwan's government, circled the skies in a helicopter, armed with a map of Taipei, looking for a fitting place to build the military residences. They finally settled on Shantzuhou and Tienmu as suitable building sites. The government then ordered the Bank of Taiwan to carry out land acquisition and construction.
1951 年美軍顧問團規劃小組、建築師沈祖海，與國府人員共同乘坐直昇機，攜帶台北市地圖在空中盤旋，尋找適合興建美軍宿舍的場所，最後選定陽明山山仔后與天母兩處作為興建地點，政府遂命令台灣銀行進行土地徵收與興建作業。