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Yi Gwangno House 이광노 가옥 (李光魯 家屋) (mid 16th-century)
The Yi Gwangno house was probably constructed during the reign of King Sonjo when the scholar Heo Yeop flourished (1517-80). His daughter, the great poet Nanseolheon, (1563-89) was born here.
Address: 강원 강릉시 초당동 475-3 (Gangwon-do, Gangwon-si, Chodang-dong, 475-3).
(Designated Gangwondo Cultural Property Material #59.)
Plan view
Adapted and modified from Hangukui Geonchuk Munhwajae 3 (Architectural Heritage of Korea, v. 9).
Location
The approximate location of the house is 37.791819' N, 128.909678' E (WGS 84 map datum).
Bibliography:
All images copyright 2004 Timothy M. 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.
Korean Office of Cultural Properties
Park, Kyung-Rip. Hangukui Geonchuk Munhwajae 3 (Architectural Heritage of Korea, v. 9).
Kimoondang Publishers, 1999. Seoul
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