Damsan Historic House, Jinju

Damsan Historic House was built starting with the anchae (women's quarters) in 1864, followed by the sarangchae (men's quarters, 1871) and byeolchae (annex, 1916); it also comprises a gwangchae (storehouse wing), haengnangchae (servants' quarters), an outbuilding, the pavilion Jeongamjeong, and a mungan-chae (gatehouse). The house has been home for generations to descendants of Ha Jeung (pen name Changju), a figure of the mid-Joseon period, and takes its name, Damsan, from the pen name of his descendant Ha U-sik. The family of Damsan Historic House is a line of scholars who continued the family's learning, with Changju-gong and his descendants Seupjeongjae-gong, Saengwon-gong, Haengjeong-gong, Danpa-gong and Damsan-gong each leaving behind a literary collection. Haengjeong-gong, Danpa-gong and Damsan-gong were noted for their filial conduct; the filial-conduct documents of Haengjeong, Ha Jin-tae, have been designated as heritage, and in the courtyard of the house stands a persimmon tree known as the 'filial son tree' (hyojamok), associated with his filial conduct. The gwangchae has had its interior altered, but its exterior survives in its original form, clearly showing the characteristics of a local gentry (sajok) house. The buildings were also constructed in succession from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s, making it possible to trace changes in house form over time and providing good material for the study of historic architecture.

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Jinju, Gyeongnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료