Heo Sam-dul’s House, Hamyang

Built in 1918, this tile-roofed house stands in the middle of Soeburi Village. On a broad, east-facing site, one enters through a north-facing gate to find, directly ahead, a T-shaped sarangchae (men's quarters), with an outer haengnangchae (servants' quarters) to the right. Inside the sarangchae are an L-shaped anchae (women's quarters), a straight, single-line inner haengnangchae, and a storehouse, together forming an overall open, square-shaped layout. In this house it is the anchae, and especially its kitchen, that forms the centre of the whole dwelling. The anchae has its L-shaped bend folded once more, so that the two wings on either side of the bend are of almost equal size. At the centre stands the kitchen, almost square in plan, with only two pillars inside so that it appears spacious. The passage leading into the kitchen is unusual in having a raised floor at the front. Around the kitchen, rooms of various sizes and a daecheong (open, wooden-floored hall) are arranged in a layered, double-depth plan. The sarangchae is fitted with a railing all around, giving it the appearance of a pavilion. The floor plan of the anchae is so distinctive that it is said to be almost the only example of its kind in Korea, and the house offers a valuable example for tracing the changes undergone by traditional houses during the Japanese colonial period. This heritage site is generally open to the public, but visiting may be restricted for personal reasons of the owner or others.

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Where it is

Region

Hamyang, Gyeongnam

Designation

National Folklore Heritage · 국가민속문화유산