Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art Hirosaka Annex

The Hirosaka Annex was originally built in 1922 as a Division Headquarters for the Imperial Japanese Army's Ninth Division. After the war, it was used as an official residence for U.S. Army officers, as the Kanazawa Family Court, as the prefectural children’s centre, as a bird sanctuary, and as a resting area. The entrance area and other parts of the building still retain the appearance of their original construction.
In 2008, the Japanese-style rooms and other parts of the building were renovated, and new exhibition equipment and features were installed, for the building’s reopening as the Hirosaka Annex of the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art. In 2016, it underwent construction work for earthquake-proofing, and a new guidance room was built for the relocated Conservation and Restoration Studio of Cultural Properties, as part of the combined renovation work for the Hirosaka Annex and the adjacent studio.