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Moegi House

Two-story Western Style Hall

Named after its yellow-green exterior, Moegi House is a two-story wooden house built in 1903 as the official residence of Hunter Sharpe, the Consul General of the United States in Kobe. The interior of Moegi House is spacious, and the glass balcony on the south side of the second floor provides excellent illumination and a view of Kobe city.

Moegi House 萌黄の館 is located next to the Weathercock House 風見鶏の館, named after the Yellow-green Facade. The house was built in 1903 as a house for Hunter Sharpe, the Consul General of the United States in Kobe, and changed hands several times. In 1944, it was acquired by Hideo Kobayashi, the former president of Kobe Electric Railway Co. Ltd., and was loaned to the city of Kobe for public display in 1978, when it became known as the Former Kobayashi residence.

Manywhere Trivia:
The red brick chimney on the roof of Moegi House was shaken off by the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995 and is still on display in the courtyard.

The exterior of Moegi House is entirely clad in wooden panels, and the convex windows on the left and right sides are in various shapes. The interior of the house is basically the same as it was when President Kobayashi lived there, and the Glass Balcony on the south side of the second floor provides excellent illumination and a view of the entire Kobe city.