臺文梅庭(ting)建于(yu)1930年代(dai)末(mo),曾是(shi)一代(dai)草圣于(yu)右(you)任先生(sheng)的避(bi)(bi)暑(shu)別館,現為市定歷史性(xing)建筑。建物格式(shi)特殊(shu)并(bing)保有日式(shi)木構(gou)架建筑風格,地下室之RC防空(kong)避(bi)(bi)難室屬太平洋戰(zhan)爭初(chu)期(qi)之形式(shi),庭(ting)院外墻(qiang)系以城(cheng)垛型式(shi)建構(gou),后院綠樹成蔭,幽雅蒼郁,俯臨北投溪(xi),水流潺潺。入(ru)門(men)口柱上并(bing)刻有于(yu)右(you)任先生(sheng)其手(shou)書之梅庭(ting)題字。
梅庭為(wei)(wei)一棟(dong)見證戰(zhan)爭時代的日式民(min)宅建(jian)筑(zhu)物,順應(ying)地(di)(di)形而建(jian),共分(fen)上、下二層(ceng)(ceng)。上層(ceng)(ceng)面(mian)(mian)臨中山路,正立面(mian)(mian)為(wei)(wei)地(di)(di)面(mian)(mian)層(ceng)(ceng),為(wei)(wei)日式木(mu)(mu)構(gou)架。考究其墻面(mian)(mian)施(shi)工,為(wei)(wei)防(fang)潮隔(ge)間灰(hui)漿(jiang)墻,木(mu)(mu)條架上內層(ceng)(ceng)以赤泥土沙(sha)鏝抹,外層(ceng)(ceng)以白灰(hui)漿(jiang)粉飾(shi);外觀是以石砌臺基、魚鱗墻板、黑瓦、木(mu)(mu)隔(ge)欞為(wei)(wei)建(jian)筑(zhu)風格。下層(ceng)(ceng)為(wei)(wei)鋼筋(jin)混凝土造(zao),是作防(fang)空(kong)避難室用,可(ke)直(zhi)通后院,其日式建(jian)筑(zhu)構(gou)造(zao)與(yu)地(di)(di)下防(fang)空(kong)壕,呼應(ying)著對(dui)面(mian)(mian)大型防(fang)空(kong)壕的種種特殊意義,皆具其歷(li)史價(jia)值(zhi)。
為(wei)使民(min)眾進一步了解歷史建物及(ji)(ji)推廣北(bei)投觀光(guang)意象(xiang),市府決定在此設置(zhi)游客中(zhong)心(xin)及(ji)(ji)策劃北(bei)投梅庭(ting)常(chang)設展(zhan),期望結合鄰近之觀光(guang)景(jing)點(dian)資(zi)源,作為(wei)一游憩(qi)及(ji)(ji)旅游服(fu)務信(xin)息之提供據(ju)點(dian)。