Ojukheon House, Gangneung

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.165

Category

Architecture

Era

조선 중종

Designated year

1963

Location

강릉시, 강원특별자치도— 강원 강릉시 율곡로3139번길 24 (죽헌동)

Coordinates

37.779217, 128.877502

Ojukheon House is a historical site where Sin Saimdang (1504-1551) and her son, Yi I (pen-name: Yulgok, 1536-1584), one of the greatest Confucian scholars in Korea, were born. Sin Saimdang was both an extraordinary artist and a famous role model as a good wife and wise mother, while Yi I was one of the two greatest scholars, along with Yi Hwang, of the Joseon Dynasty. Ojukheon House was built by a scholar named Choe Chi-un (1390~1440). It measures three kan (a unit of measurement referring to the distance between two columns) at the front and two kan at the sides, and has a hip-and-gable roof. The two kan on the left side at the front was used as the main room and the one kan on the right side was made to be a room with Korean floor heating system. The wooden materials that support the eaves of the roof were built in the Ikkong structural style, which has a beak-like decoration that supports the roof’s weight. Ojukheon House is one of the oldest Korean traditional houses.

Location