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House (1613 onward) other
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Gyeongsangdo, Korea |
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drawing of Hosu clan house. or click on an image below. Drawn by the author, Tim Ciccone.
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This stately residence was constructed in 1613 during the reign of King Gwanghaegun--a period of great uncertainty when Korea was still recovering from the Japanese invasions of 1592-98, which had laid the whole country to waste. The house was built by Cheong Ho-rye, the eldest grandson of the patriot Cheong Se-a, who had distinguished himself during the war by raising a volunteer army against the Japanese. Cheong Se-a and his troops clashed with the Japanese in this village during the Battle of Yongcheon. In his memory, a shrine to Cheong Se-a, called Hwan-gosa, was built about 20 meters north of the house on a steep hillside.
The house is unusual in that it is shaped like an "H". The outer quarters face outward on the long side of the "H", shielding the T-shaped inner quarters from public view. This economical plan creates two courtyards open to nature in an otherwise compact space.
(The house is designated Gyeongsangbuk-do tangible cultural property #90)
Site plan of the residential portion of Hosu
estate.
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Bibliography:
All images
copyright 2003 Tim Ciccone. Photographed in August, 2002.
http://arch.hannam.ac.kr/~hpw/title.htm
Cultural Properties Administration.
ATA Laboratory, Daejeon, Korea.