Yeonggwang Yi Gyu-heon House

This is the jongga, or head house, of the Yangdogong branch of the Jeonju Yi clan, and also the birthplace of Yi Eung-jong, who served as a garrison commander (suseongdo byeoljang) of Yeonggwang during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598). According to the record written on its ridge beam, the sarangchae (men's quarters) was built in 1895, the 32nd year of Emperor Gojong of Joseon. The house is broadly divided into the anchae (women's quarters), sarangchae and a shrine. The anchae measures six bays across the front and two bays on the side, with a toe (projecting eave room) added to the front and both sides, and comprises rooms, a daecheong (wood-floored hall), a kitchen and a geonneonbang (side room). The sarangchae measures four bays across the front and one bay deep, with toe rooms front and back, and is fitted out with rooms and a daecheong. The shrine enshrines the portrait of Yangdogong Yi Cheon-u. The layout and composition of the house represent a fine example of the typical form of Joseon-period Korean houses.

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Where it is

Region

Yeonggwang, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Provincial Folklore Heritage · 시도민속문화유산