Former Official Residence of the Director of Sorokdo Rehabilitation Center, Goheung

Built in 1934 (according to a 1935 documentation report), this building was the official residence where the director who commanded and supervised Sorokdo Rehabilitation Center lived. It stands on a hill on Sorokdo Island with a fine view overlooking the sea, where a single-storey residential building and a two-storey guest building are linked by a corridor. A fireplace is installed on one wall of the reception room, and the many pieces of Japanese-style furniture on display show what an official residence for an institutional head looked like during the Japanese colonial period. The opulence of the residence stands in stark contrast to the suffering endured at the time by the Hansen's disease patients.

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Where it is

Region

Goheung, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Registered Cultural Heritage · 국가등록문화유산