Historic house built by U.S. architect in Kanagawa damaged by fi

Historic house built by U.S. architect in Kanagawa damaged by fi

FUJISAWA, Japan - A large part of a two-story wooden house built by the late U.S. architect J. H. Morgan in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, lies damaged after a fire on May 12. The house had been the subject of preservation efforts by the city government and local citizens as a piece of historic architecture. (Kyodo)

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