Based on data retrieved form the archives of Taiwanese Governor General's Office during the Japanese period, this paper examines and categorizes the evolution of the "Standard Drawings of Official Residences." This paper also discusses and comments on the uniqueness in the architecture of these official residences. The sweeping changes in the structures of the political administrations starting from 1901 and again form 1920 have led to changes in the roles of both central government and the local governments related to governing of local constructions. Local governing adminstrations overseeing constructions were abolished in 1901. instead, the Taiwanese Governor General's Office provided the "Standard Drawings of Official Residences" for local governments to use as a guideline. These drawings were widely duplicated or modeled after by the official residences built between year 1901 and 1920. however, the use of these drawings was greatly diminished in the 1920s because of the re-establishment of local governing administrations to oversee construction. Nowadays, there are still a significant numbers of remaining official residences which were built during the Japanese period. Some of these buildings are presented as case studies in this paper.