Guggenheim House, Colonial Revival residence in Tarumi-ku, Japan

Guggenheim House is a two-storey wooden Western-style house on a hill above Shioya beach in Tarumi-ku, Kobe. Its main feature is a five-arch veranda running along both the ground and upper floors. The design is attributed to architect Alexander Nelson Hansell, and the building is thought to date from around 1908 to 1912.

The house was probably built between 1908 and 1912 to a design attributed to Alexander Nelson Hansell. It was used until 1915 by a German-American merchant called Guggenheim, then passed through several owners before becoming a company dormitory for Takeuchi Yusho. In 2020 the Architectural Institute of Japan's Kinki branch reported that land-registry records name Jacob Lyons of Istanbul as owner, not Jacob Guggenheim, whose name appears on the registry of the nearby former Takeuchi residence.

The house is rented out as an event venue, managed by Ari Morimoto, son of the stained-glass artist Michiyo Duurto Morimoto, whose family bought it in 2007 to save it. Free public openings have been held regularly since February 2008, and the building is also used for concerts and gatherings.

The house stands at 3-5 Shioya-cho, Tarumi-ku, a 10-minute walk from JR Shioya Station or Sanyo Shioya Station on the Sanyo line. Free general viewing is held on the third Thursday of each month from 13:00 to 16:00, though the timing can change.

The interior contains a large hall and kitchen on the ground floor, with three rooms featuring fireplaces on the upper level. This layout represents a Western living approach that was uncommon in Japan during this era.