The Ching dynasty had strict rules determining what class of people could build what sort of house, but the relative absence of authority in north Taiwan allowed Lin, who had no official status, to construct a house with upturned eaves, a privilege reserved for the powerful.
林安泰厝卻全無這類裝置。建築師李重耀分析說：「當年台北舊市區內，多半是泉州人聚居，漳州人較少，所以我們發現留下銃眼的古厝，其實以漳州人所建居多。