A Veranda Colonial House in Yatsushiro
The Saint Paul of Chartres Convent Memorial Hall (シャルトル聖パウロ修道院記念館) is a weatherboarded Western-style house with verandas of 1900 in Toricho, Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on December 4, 2000 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 105 square metres; registration number 43-0045.
A House with Verandas on Two Sides
The memorial hall stands facing east within the grounds of Yatsushiro Shirayuri Gakuen High School (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is a two-storey weatherboarded Western-style building with a hipped roof, running north to south.
The ground floor has four rooms, two on each side of a central corridor, and verandas run along the east and south sides on both floors (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design and calls it a valuable survival for tracing the spread of the weatherboarded colonial style with verandas.
What to Look For
Look for the verandas on the east and south of both floors and the weatherboarded walls (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by the Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres and stands within the grounds of Yatsushiro Shirayuri Gakuen High School (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on public access was found.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1900 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where is it?
- In the grounds of Yatsushiro Shirayuri Gakuen High School.
- What marks it?
- Verandas on two sides of both floors and weatherboarded walls.
- Why is it valued?
- For tracing the spread of the veranda colonial style.
- When was the Saint Paul of Chartres Convent Memorial Hall registered?
- On December 4, 2000 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Saint Paul of Chartres Convent Memorial Hall (シャルトル聖パウロ修道院記念館) |
|---|---|
| Location | 10-8 Toricho, Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2000/12/04 (Heisei 12) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, tiled roof, 105 m² |
| Owner | Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Saint Paul of Chartres Convent Memorial Hall (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00002102
Last verified: 2026.10.24