 The red brick building was built in 1909 during Japanese rule and is considered one of Taipei's historical buildings.Originally called Taipei First Boys School, it was renamed in 1946 (along with Taipei Second Boys School) so that the two names would spell out the phrase "successfully establish a country" (), thus naming them Jianguo High School and Chenggong High School ().During Japanese rule, because Jianguo was reserved primarily for the Japanese while Taipei Second Boys School allowed entry for the Taiwanese.