Uigwandaek House in Geumgwang-ri, Yeongju

This house stands at the eastern edge of Geumgwang-ri, a scenic village that is home to a concentrated settlement of the Indong Jang clan. Its setting is excellent, facing east towards the Naeseongcheon Stream as it curves around the village, and it is large in scale for a private house. With seven bays across the front and four bays on the side, it forms a quadrangular plan typical of the yangban houses of the northern Gyeongsangbuk-do region in the late Joseon period. No plaque, commemorative writing, ridge-raising record or other supporting evidence survives to establish when the house was built, rebuilt or repaired; it is known only through oral tradition that it was built by Jang Tae-an (d. 1722), the ninth-generation ancestor of the present owner, Jang Jae-won, and the fifth-generation descendant of Jang Yeo-hwa, the clan's founding ancestor in the area. Neither Jang Tae-an, who built the house, nor any of his direct descendants who were presumably born and raised there, left a notable mark on the historical record, though it is confirmed that Ikmun, the present owner's great-grandfather, served as a Councillor of the Jungchuwon (Privy Council) during the reign of Emperor Gojong. Before the left side of the sarang (men's quarters) section was extended, the plan is said to have been a somewhat altered two-winged form resembling the shape of the character 尸; it retains distinctive features including the plain raised-platform form of the sarang floor, the change in plan brought about by the extension of the sarang section, and an artificial mound in the rear yard built to reinforce the geomantic energy line of the site. It is, moreover, the largest house in Geumgwang-ri and the one with the oldest construction date.

AI Translation

Where it is

Region

Yeongju, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료