Mansandaek House in Yesan-ri, Seongju

This house was built in 1938 and stands opposite the Yesan 1-ri village hall. Its builder, Do Mun-hwan, was the son of Do Gap-mo (pen name Mansan), an enlightened Confucian scholar of the Seongju region who took a leading role in the enlightenment movement; Do Mun-hwan himself greatly influenced the region, actively taking part in numerous social movements in 1920s Seongju, including the youth movement and the Singanhoe (New Trunk Society) movement. In the layout of the house, entering through the west-facing gate quarters (daemunchae) brings the left side of the sarangchae (men's quarters) immediately into view; behind the sarangchae, across the inner courtyard, stands the L-shaped anchae (women's quarters), giving the whole compound a broken square plan, like the Korean letter mieum with one side open. Although the flooring and the window and door fittings contain some Japanese-style elements in part, the house was designed by its Korean owner and built by Korean carpenters as an eclectic house, notable as an example of a modern hanok. Moreover, while there are occasional examples from the Japanese colonial period of two-storey houses built by Japanese owners, or of a second storey added in part to an otherwise traditional hanok, this house stands out for having been planned as a two-storey building from the initial design stage. As the only example in North Gyeongsang Province of a two-storey house in hanok form, it is highly significant material for research into the history of Korean housing.

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Where it is

Region

Seongju, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산