Gyeseong School Haendeoseungwan Hall

Haendeoseungwan Hall was built in 1931 by Henderson, the fourth principal of Gyeseong School, using funds raised in the United States by the missionary Blair. Henderson himself designed the building; under his supervision the students carried out the foundation work, while Chinese bricklayers and Japanese carpenters handled the upper structure. Originally a two-storey building of red brick, it was extended to three storeys in 1964, when reinforced-concrete columns were set inside the building and the floors were rebuilt as concrete slabs. Haendeoseungwan Hall is a Gothic-style school building with a Renaissance air about it, and it has kept its original form comparatively well to this day. Beyond its historical significance, it holds important value as a source for the study of architectural history, allowing insight into the process by which Western architecture was introduced to Korea and into the techniques used in composing its exterior.

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Where it is

Region

Jung-gu, Daegu

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산