Jungang High School

Jungang High School was established in 1910 through the merger of Gihohakgyo, founded in 1908 by patriotic figures from the Giho region, and Yunghui School, founded by Heungsadan in September 1910. In November 1910, they were integrated and renamed Jungang School. In 1915, Kim Seong-su took over the school, and in 1917, a new school building was constructed and moved to Gyesan Hill. The main building, west building, and east building were completed in December of that year, with the school building at that time being a two-story brick structure. In 1934, the main building was destroyed by fire, but in June 1935, construction began again under the design of Park Dong-jin (1899–1980), a modern Korean architect who also designed the main building and library of Korea University and the Chosun Ilbo building, and was completed in September 1937. The main building, west building, and east building of Jungang High School are each designated as historic sites. The main building stands facing the school gate and is a modern two-story reinforced concrete building. In the center of the H-shaped symmetrical floor plan, there is a four-story tower in the style of a medieval Gothic castle, with administrative offices on the first floor and classrooms on the second floor on both sides. The west building was completed in October 1921 as a two-story red brick building, and the architect is uncertain. With the old main building (where the statue now stands) destroyed by fire in 1934 as the center, the east building is on the left and the west building is on the right. It is a two-story building constructed with alternating grayish-white granite and red bricks. The architect is Japanese Nakamura Yokohei. The floor plan is T-shaped, with a protruding gable. All classrooms are located here. Additionally, this is where the Joseon Boy Scouts were established after the March 1st Movement, and where the June 10 Independence Movement and the Gwangju Student Movement began. The east building is a two-story red brick building completed in October 1923, built to the left of the old main building destroyed by fire in 1934, facing the west building across from it. Like the west building, the architect and builder are not recorded and are uncertain. The structure and features of the east building are similar to those of the west building. It is a Gothic-style red brick building with a slate roof. The floor plan is T-shaped, with a protruding gable.