ムーセ旧居(朝来市旧神子畑鉱山事務舎)

Video broadcasts and mine materials are on display.

It is a beautiful Western-style architecture. The closing time is early.

A unique building. It's worth seeing.

There's a parking lot. There is a toilet. You can check materials etc. for free.

How did you come to such a deep mountain in the Meiji era as a mining engineer from a foreign country far away? What kind of convenience was there for transportation in the era of prioritizing foreigners ... How much did you pay for it ... Just thinking about it expands the imagination of "White House" (^^ :)

There is an explanation of the history of the Kamikohata mine, sorting work at that time, a model display of the facility, and a sales corner for original goods. [Explanation below] The former residence of Muse is one of the five foreigner's residences that would have been built at the Ikuno Mine from around December 1884 to the following year, of which the first building (two-story) and the second building (one-story) are. It was located in Shiraguchi, a little away from the Ikuno Mine. The second building was later relocated to Kamikohata, and is the current former residence of Muse. Among the French engineers involved in the mine development, it was used as a residence for the executive wives of Muse and Coignier. With the development of the Kamikohata mine, it was relocated to this area in 1891 and used as an office building and clinic. Until now, it has been known as the former residence of Muse. In 1992, it was registered as an important tangible cultural property (building) designated by the prefecture. After that, the building became obsolete, and it was relocated and restored to the northwest side from the original position with the assistance of the prefecture by the national highway No. 429 bypass plan. It has a characteristic called colonial style, and the technique of corner stones is used, which looks like a pile of stones at the four corners of the outer wall, with a veranda on the four laps of the seven sides. In this restoration, it was restored to the style after it was relocated to Kamikohata, but the attached administration building was restored and maintained based on the photographs taken during the Ikuno Mine era. Three places were restored based on the hearthstone where the fireplace was discovered, but the fireplace decoration has just been restored and maintained with reference to the shape of the Ijinkan in Kobe in the latter half of the Meiji era. There is also a record that the designer was J. Rescus, a hired foreign engineer invited by the Meiji government, which is a valuable heritage for learning about the architectural culture of the first year of the Meiji era. The construction year is said to be around the 5th year of the Meiji era, but Kowanie came to Japan, entered the Ikuno mine in 4th year of Keio, and Muse entered the Ikuno mine in December 1884. Although he lived there, it seems that it was built relatively early after the 5th year of the Meiji era because it was necessary to guarantee a more comfortable life. In addition, there is a chrysanthemum flower emblem on the roof tile, which is a remnant of the fact that it became a property of the Imperial Household Ministry (Ikuno branch office of the Imperial Household Bureau) for 7 years from 1902. In any case, it is a building in the first year of the Meiji era, and it was built earlier than the Ijinkan in Kobe, and it can be said that it is a valuable building in that sense as well.