O Il-do Birthplace

This is the birthplace of O Hui-byeong (1901–1946), pen name Ildo, a patriotic figure and anti-Japanese resistance poet of the Japanese colonial period; the house was built in 1864, the first year of Emperor Gojong's reign, by his grandfather Sidong. The main house follows an overall quadrangular, or square-courtyard, layout, with a wooden floor projecting from the front and the right side of the men's quarters. Centred on the gate passage, a study room stands to the left and the men's quarters to the right. The gate house is centred on the gate passage, with a cattle shed and a stable, and a room and kitchen to the right.

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Where it is

Region

Yeongyang, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료