Zhè / zuò / gǔ / jiàn / zhù / céng / shì / dì / fāng / guān / yuán / chǔ / lǐ / zhèng / wù / de / gōng / xiè这座古建筑曾是地方官员处理政务的公廨。This historic building was once the governmental office where local officials handled affairs.