Historic House of Gimjinsa Temple, Donghae

Set in front of an old pine forest, this house has been lived in by descendants of Kim Hyeong-gi's family since his eleventh-generation ancestor; it was built in 1726, the second year of King Yeongjo of Joseon, and has since undergone extensive repairs, including restoration in 1922. The detached wing, comprising the servants' quarters and the gate, appears to be a later addition. The main house and the men's quarters are arranged in a square (mija) layout. The main house, measuring four bays across the front and two bays in depth, takes the form of a gyeopjip, a house with two parallel rows of rooms. Centred on a wooden-floored hall (daecheong), it has two rooms on each side, and behind the hall a memorial room and a wooden-floored room each occupy one bay. It is very unusual that only the central front column of the hall is round in section. The ceiling of the hall is an exposed-timber (yeondeung) ceiling that leaves the woodwork visible, notable for its massive main beam, and small storage spaces cleverly built by joining together its members. The main house and men's quarters are linked through the kitchen, and the men's quarters have an L-shaped wooden veranda (toenmaru) facing the yard, serving as an entrance and passageway. On the kitchen wall facing the inner yard is a space that once held a lamp, showing that fittings suited to the modest, mountain-village life of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province were built into the house. A T-shaped wall in front of the lower room also clearly separates the living spaces of men and women.

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Where it is

Region

Donghae, Gangwon

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산