Gwon Huimun House

This is a late Joseon period old house located in Osan-ri, Sanseo-myeon. It was built when the 10th-generation ancestor of the current owner, Suyu-ju, fled the persecution of Gwanghaegun and settled in Osan-ri with his family. According to the ridge beam inscription, the inner quarters (anchae) were built in 1866, and the men's quarters (sarangchae) were built in the 49th year of King Yeongjo's reign (1733). The sarangchae was repaired in 1875, having been moved from another location after the anchae was built. Before the gate quarters (munganchae) were built in 1973, the west gate in front of the sarangchae garden served as the main gate, but it was narrow and difficult for carriages to pass through, and the direction of the gate was considered inauspicious, so a separate munganchae was erected. Typically, the center of an old house is the sarangchae, but in this house, the anchae is the center. Unlike the general characteristic of houses in Jeolla-do Province, which are I-shaped, this house is L-shaped. The front pillars of the anchae are round, while those of the sarangchae are square, also indicating that the center of the house is the anchae. In addition to the anchae and sarangchae, the west wing (seojjokchae), lower wing (araechae), gate quarters (munganchae), and outer wing (bakkatchae) are appropriately arranged. The anchae, sarangchae, and west wing remain almost in their original form, but the other buildings have been significantly altered. The munganchae has been stacked with blocks and turned into a storage room, and the bakkatchae is used as a barn, storage room, and bathroom. The araechae houses livestock sheds such as a pigsty and barn, and one side of the sarangchae has a fodder shed. Although many parts of Gwon Huimun House have been changed and remodeled, the anchae and sarangchae have largely preserved their original appearance, allowing a glimpse into the features of an upper-class residence from the late Joseon period.