Dongeun Historic House, Gangneung

This house was built in 1916, with the sarangchae (men's quarters) and gwangchae (storehouse) arranged on either side in front of the anchae (women's quarters), forming a U-shaped (ㄷ-shaped) layout. A haengnangchae (servants' quarters) stands opposite, completing an overall rectangular (ㅁ-shaped) arrangement. The anchae is a gyeopjip, a house with its rooms arranged in two rows, front and back. With the anbang (main room) at the centre, the kitchen lies to its left, while to the right a geonneonbang (side room) and a maru (wooden-floored room) are arranged front and back. Originally a room and a storeroom stood where the kitchen turns at a right angle, but the storeroom has since been converted into a room. The gwangchae, used for storing grain, has a wooden floor. Unusually, one side of the sarangchae room contains a space called a sinbang, serving a function similar to the entrance hall of a Western-style house, where shoes could be removed before stepping up into the room. The haengnangchae has a storeroom to the left of the main gate and a room and a maru to the right, with a toenmaru (narrow open veranda) installed along the front.

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Gangneung, Gangwon

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료