Former Office and Storehouse of Igok Irrigation Association, Iksan

Built in 1930, this building was the office of the Igok Irrigation Association, founded by Japanese landowners to increase rice production. The entrance at the centre of the façade and the window frames above it are decorated along their edges with artificial stone in a flower-petal pattern, contrasting with the red brick, and the wooden truss framing of the mansard roof shows a distinctive building technique. Established under the pretext of land improvement and irrigation projects, it testifies to the history of Japanese colonial exploitation of modern Korean agriculture, which ruined local farmers by burdening them with excessive construction costs and water taxes.

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Where it is

Region

Iksan, Jeonbuk

Designation

Registered Cultural Heritage · 국가등록문화유산