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Jeong Jaeyeong House - 정재영 가옥 (鄭在永 家屋) (built mid-18th century onward)

The Jeong Jaeyeong estate is located in the remote village of Sammae-ri, Imgo-myeon, Yeongcheon city. It was constructed in the early 18th century by Jeong Junggi (1685-1757) and his son Jeong Iljan. Though the house now consists of only the main gate, the inner quarters (anchae), the master's quarters (sarangchae), and the family shrine (sadang), it is said to have originally had many buildings including an additional sarangchae and numerous store houses. To the northwest of the house is a pleasure pavilion called Sansujeong on a rocky cliff. The present owner is a 10th generation descendant of the founder.

The house is highly articulated to accommodate three generations of women. For example, the wife of the eldest son lived in the 'meoritbang', or "head room", while the wife of the master lived in the 'anbang'. The mother-in-law lived in retirement in the 'araetbang', or "outer wing room". These three rooms form a triangle around which the inner quarters is laid out in a square courtyard.

For GPS users, the site is approxiately located at 36 04.379'N, 128 58.607 E (WGS84 map datum). Address: 경북 영천시 임고면 삼매리 1020.

(Designated Important Folklore Material #24).

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Plan copyright 2002-2003 ATA Laboratory, Daejeon, Korea. Measured and drawn in August, 2002 by the ATA team (including Timothy M. Ciccone).