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Go Pyeong-o House (1829 onward) - 고평오 가옥 (高平五 家屋)
A portion of the Go Pyeong-o House was originally used as lodging for local officials. The overall layout of the house is typical of those on Jeju island, in which separate but related families lived independently in different wings of the house, sharing a common courtyard.
Address: 제주 서귀포시 표선면 성읍리 859 (Jeju-do, Seogwipo-si, Pyoseon-myeon, Seongeup-ri 859)
Plan view
Image drawn by Timothy M Ciccone.
Location
The approximate location of the house is 33.385949' N, 126.801673' E (WGS 84 map datum).
Bibliography:
All images copyright 2006 Timothy M. Ciccone
Information from signposts on site
Hong, Hyung-Ock et al. Hanoak: Traditional Korean Homes.
Hollym, 1999. Seoul
Nilsen, Robert South Korea Handbook
Moon Travel Publications, 1997. Hong Kong

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