江戸時代に村上藩の8つの村を束ねた、日本でも有数の規模を持つ大庄屋の住宅です。前庭の眺望、威厳のある表座敷、高い木組み天井の広間、土塀と障子欄間、建ち並ぶ土蔵群など、いずれも雄大で雪国らしい造りになっており、この地域の発展を主導した大庄屋の気概を今に伝えています。

　This grand residence, one of the largest in Japan for a village headman at the time, was the headquarters of the Murakami Domain that spanned eight villages during the early modern period. The view of the front yard, the majestic drawing room, the hall with its high wooden-frame ceiling, the mud walls and decorative sliding doors, as well as the many storehouses all splendidly embody the construction style typical of the snowy regions and vividly convey the clout of the village headmen who played a crucial role in the development of the region over several generations.