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[[File:Nakamurake-roofs.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The red terracotta tiled roofs of the Nakamura House]]

[[File:Nakamurake-roofs.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The red terracotta tiled roofs of the Nakamura House]]

[[File:Nakamurake-outside.jpg|right|thumb|320px|View of the front of the house, with a wooden walkway, and the ''ichibanza'' and ''nibanza'' beyond it]]

[[File:Nakamurake-outside.jpg|right|thumb|400px|View of the front of the house, with a wooden walkway, and the ''ichibanza'' and ''nibanza'' beyond it]]

[[File:Nakamura-ke-indoors.jpg|right|thumb|320px|An interior view of the ''ichibanza'', ''nibanza'', and in the distance, the ''sanbanza'']]

[[File:Nakamura-ke-indoors.jpg|right|thumb|320px|An interior view of the ''ichibanza'', ''nibanza'', and in the distance, the ''sanbanza'']]

[[File:Nakamura-takakura.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The ''takakura'' storehouse, seen across the courtyard from the ''asagi'' annex]]

[[File:Nakamura-takakura.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The ''takakura'' storehouse, seen across the courtyard from the ''asagi'' annex]]

[[File:Nakamura-doma.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A view of the earthen-floored kitchen, or ''doma'']]

[[File:Nakamura-doma.jpg|right|thumb|400px|A view of the earthen-floored kitchen, or ''doma'']]

[[File:Nakamura-furu.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The pigpen, or ''furuu'']]

[[File:Nakamura-furu.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The pigpen, or ''furuu'']]

*''Built: c. [[1720]]''

*''Built: c. [[1720]]''

*''Japanese'': [[中村]] 家住宅 ''(Nakamura-ke juutaku)''

*''Japanese'': [[中村]] 家住宅 ''(Nakamura-ke juutaku)''

The home as it stands was originally built around [[1720]], but was later repaired and renovated a number of times, today displaying the red roof tiles, hardwood floors, and [[tatami]] mats that were once common only among the elite classes, and that became more widely accessible only in the [[Meiji period]]. Still, considerable elements of the basic structure, construction methods, and layout of the house are indicative of early modern and even medieval Okinawan architecture, borrowing much from both [[Muromachi period]] [[Japanese architecture|Japanese]] and [[Ming Dynasty]] [[Chinese architecture]].

The home as it stands was originally built around [[1720]], but was later repaired and renovated a number of times, today displaying the red roof tiles, hardwood floors, and [[tatami]] mats that were once common only among the elite classes, and that became more widely accessible only in the [[Meiji period]]. Still, considerable elements of the basic structure, construction methods, and layout of the house are indicative of early modern and even medieval Okinawan architecture, borrowing much from both [[Muromachi period]] [[Japanese architecture|Japanese]] and [[Ming Dynasty]] [[Chinese architecture]].

The stone walls of the property encircle an area roughly 1,557 meters square, which contains the main house, an elevated storehouse (''[[takakura]]''), a barn, stone pig pen (''[[furuu]]''), well, and gardens, as well as one outhouse. A number of ''fukugi'' trees, similarly dating to the 18th century, also surround the house. They serve not only to help protect the house from strong winds (including during typhoons), but also provide yellow dye used for making traditional ''[[bingata]]''; the bark can also be used for producing thread to be woven into cloth.

The stone walls of the property encircle an area roughly 1,557 meters square, which contains the main house, an elevated storehouse (''[[takakura]]''), a barn, stone pig pen (''[[furuu]]''), well, and gardens, as well as one outhouse. A number of ''[[fukugi]]'' trees, similarly dating to the 18th century, also surround the house. They serve not only to help protect the house from strong winds (including during typhoons), but also provide yellow dye used for making traditional ''[[bingata]]''; the bark can also be used for producing thread to be woven into cloth.

As is typical of traditional Okinawan homes, the main entrance through the stone wall, oriented to face south, features a ''hinpun'', a stone block that blocks passersby from peeking into the home, and is also said to block evil winds or spirits from entering the space. ''[[Shisa]]'' (lion dogs) atop the roofs, as well as on the ground in the courtyard, serve a similar purpose, in scaring off evil spirits. The roof of the house was originally thatched, but red terracotta roof tiles were put into place in the Meiji period.

As is typical of traditional Okinawan homes, the main entrance through the stone wall, oriented to face south, features a ''hinpun'', a stone block that blocks passersby from peeking into the home, and is also said to block evil winds or spirits from entering the space. ''[[Shisa]]'' (lion dogs) atop the roofs, as well as on the ground in the courtyard, serve a similar purpose, in scaring off evil spirits. The roof of the house was originally thatched, but red terracotta roof tiles were put into place in the Meiji period.