It’s a registered historical building of Yokohama. Designed in 1930 by architect J.H. Morgan as the residence for a British trading merchant, B.R. Berrick. Served as the dormitory for St. Joseph’s International School until 2000. Now, this building is opened to the public. The building is very popular and is often used as a wedding venue.
It was a mansion of Mr. Fritz Ellismann, born in Switzerland, who was a Yokohama ruling character of the raw silk trading company Sebel Hegner Shokai. It was built at 127 Yamatecho town from Taisho 14 (1925) to 15 (1926). The designer was a Czech architect, Antonin Raymond who was “the father of modern architecture”.
