Former Vories House (non-existent)
* The CG image was reproduced from the blueprints left behind, and is not a complete reproduction of the Vories House that was actually built.
Overview
Along with Etsuzo Yoshida House and Waterhouse House, this house was built in the Western-style residential area of Ikeda-Machi for Vories. Upon completion, W.M. Vories lived on the first floor, while the second floor was used as the Omi Mission's office and guest rooms. Unfortunately, the house was demolished in 1976.
- Built: 1914
- Location: 5 Ikeca-Machi, Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture ( architecture does not exist)
References
- "W.M.VORIES & CO., ARCHITECTS Selected Drawings", supervised by Masaaki Yamagata, edited by W.M.Vories & Company Architects Ichiryusha, Sogensha, 2017
- "The architecture of William Merrell Vories", Masaaki Yamagata, Sogensha, 2018
- "An Adventure of Faith and Architecture", Toshiya Yoshida, Sunrise publishing, 2019
- "Vories: A historical sketch of one century of education by Vories and his colleagues", edited by Vories Gakuen History Compilation office, Vories Gakuen, 2020
* In creating the CG imags, we received materials and advice from W.M.Vories & Company Architects Ichiryusha. We would like to thank for their cooperation.