Forty years ago, the structure collapsed, but the Lins have always wanted to rebuild this home, given its historic significance. The National Taiwan University Graduate Institute of Building and Planning, in charge of the rebuilding project, sent three teacher's assistants to Ilan to participate in the thatched-roof study camp.
五十年前，草厝倒塌以後，林家子孫一直想復建這間意義不凡的草厝，因此負責整個修愎劃的台大城鄉研究所，特別派遣三位助理前來宜蘭，參加這次的茅屋研習營。