Chae Won-byeong House

This house was built in the late Joseon period for a wealthy local farming family and stands at the most important point of a terrain where a spur of Gobongsan Mountain is said to take the shape of a centipede. The main hall (anchae) was built in 1860, the eleventh year of King Cheoljong, and the ancestral shrine was added in 1901. Originally the property had several buildings, but today only the main hall, the sarangchae (men's quarters) and the shrine survive. Because of the sloping ground, the stone foundation platform was built in two tiers. At the front on the north side stands the gate quarters, with a ㄷ-shaped (U-shaped) sarangchae behind it, and further back a straight, one-row (一-shaped) main hall. The house is a good example of late Joseon domestic architecture, with its enlarged scale and its long verandas (toetmaru) linking the rooms in a continuous run.

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Where it is

Region

Gunsan, Jeonbuk

Designation

Provincial Folklore Heritage · 시도민속문화유산