Oxford College

From 1872 to 1880, Dr George Leslie Mackay had been preaching outdoors to the people in northern Taiwan until he felt the need to build a school. When he went to Britain in 1880, he raised money for the school. Construction of Oxford College completed in 1882. In honor of the British contributors, Mackay named the school after his hometown, Oxford in Canada's Ontario.

Designed by Dr Mackay, Oxford College has the characteristics of traditional Chinese architecture with a symmetrical structure. Instead of crucifixes, there are eight little Buddhist towers on the roof. Construction materials, such as bricks and roof tiles, were imported from Mainland China's Fukien Province. The bricks were coated with paint to prevent weather damage, while sticky rice mixed with lime and sugar was the major material for the walls. The building has been listed as second grade historical site.

Oxford College engaged in training missionaries, medical workers and teachers. It was the first important venture in Taiwan in western-style education. The school is also considered to have provided an educational foundation for Aletheia University and Tamkang Senior High School.