Built over one hundred fifty years ago, it was originally about fourteen metres high and covered an area of four hundred square metres approximately.
元朝時戶政單位將閩西、嶺東地區的土著稱為「畬民」（未開化且懶怠的土人），將新來的移民列為「客籍」﹘﹘這便是「客家人」名稱的由來。客家人移居台灣後，部份至山陵聳峙、環境閉鎖的美濃安家落戶，與外界幾近隔絕。