Formerly known as Minong, Meinong is an important Kaohsiung district located at a junction of plains and hills. The Minong Village Police Station was situated at Heng Street (modern-day Meixing Street) and relocated in 1906 to land donated by Liao Chun-hsuan et al. in 1904. By the early 1930s, the wooden police station suffered decay beyond repair, prompting village magistrate Lin En-kuei to reconstruct the building, giving birth to the architecture we see today. The police station features both Western and Japanese styles and contains an office in the center as well as living quarters–plant areas on both sides. In terms of the overall appearance of the police station (which includes gateposts and a porch in the front), art decorations and designs popular at the time were used, forming the main facade features of the building.
美濃／美濃警察分駐所
美濃原名瀰濃，是高雄市平原與丘陵交界處的一個重要聚落，因此在1896年即有警察單位進駐，並於1899年設立瀰濃庄警察官吏派出所，藉以維持當地治安，即今美濃警察分駐所的前身。
最初的派出所位於橫街（今美興街）。1904年，因獲得廖春玄等人捐贈土地作為派出所建築使用，最遲在1906年，派出所已遷移至現址。至1930年代初期因原有的木造派出所腐朽不堪，在庄長林恩貴發起下進行改建，成為今日的歷史建築本體，於1933年落成。
建築平面包含中央的辦公室，以及兩側的宿值空間，乃融合西式及日式兩種空間於這棟派出所內。就外觀而言，包括位於建築物前方的大門門柱，以及派出所正門門廊，均屬當時流行的藝術裝飾式樣，成為整座建築的主要立面特徵。
文／蔡侑樺
圖／高雄市政府文化局