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Choe Seon-pyeong House (19th century onward) other
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Gangneung, Korea |
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This beautiful home was built around 1870 on an auspicious site with a river to the south and a pine forested hill to the north. It is arranged in the typical manor of a large home in Gangwon province, with a sarangchae (men's quarters) at the south side of the house and the anchae (inner quarters) facing it to the north across a square courtyard. Sheds and storage buildings flank the courtyard to the east and west. Unlike many old homes in the area, the anchae consists of a single enfilade of rooms, whereas many houses have a double row.
The house is located at 37 52.6939 degrees north, 128 47.7594 degrees east (WGS 84 Datum), according to GPS readings taken on site by the author.
(Designated Gangwondo Tangible Cultural Property No. 81.)
Below: Plan of the house. Adapted
and modified from Hangukui Geonchuk Munhwajae 3 (Architectural Heritage
of Korea, v. 9).
Bibliography:
All images copyright 2005 Tim Ciccone
The author wishes to thank Lee Baek-kyu, a local resident, for his broad knowledge of Gangneung history and assistance in visiting numerous local sites
Park, Kyung-Rip. Hangukui Geonchuk
Munhwajae 3 (Architectural Heritage of Korea, v. 9).
Kimoondang Publishers. Seoul:
1999.
Cultural Properties Administration