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Choe Seonpyeong House - 최선평 가옥 (崔善平 家屋) (built 19th century onward)

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.

Address: 강원 강릉시 주문진읍 장덕1리 164 (Gangwon-do, Gangneung-si, Jumunjin-eup, Jangdeok1-ri, 164).

(Designated Gangwondo Tangible Cultural Property #81).

Plan view

Adapted and modified from Hangukui Geonchuk Munhwajae 3 (Architectural Heritage of Korea, v. 9).

Location

The approximate location of the house is 37.878232' N, 128.795990' E (WGS 84 map datum).