Andong Goseong Yissi Tapdongpa Jongtaek

About this place

This is an old house situated on a broad plot with a small valley on the eastern foot of Yeongnamsan in Andong. Yi Hu-sik (1653-1714), the 11th-generation ancestor of the present owner, built the anchae during the reign of King Sukjong of Joseon and then began the sarangchae but did not complete it; his grandson Yi Won-mi finished it and also built the wooden-floored hall called "Yeongmodang." The "Bukjeong (North Pavilion)," a little to the north of the hall, was built in the 51st year of King Yeongjo (1775). A major repair was carried out in the 24th year of King Sunjo (1824), and in 1991 the main sleeping quarters of the anchae were rebuilt. Entering the middle gate built atop a stone terrace piled high with rubble, one comes to a square inner courtyard, surrounded by a relatively large-scale anchae. In front and to the left of the anchae is the sarangchae, on whose wooden-floored room hangs a board reading "Jeongujae." The hall is a detached (byeoldang) building with a broad pond in front and bears the board "Yeongmodang." The Bukjeong is an 'ㅡ'-shaped pavilion arranged facing the valley stream that flows to the west. To the right of the anchae is a shrine. As a residence possessing all the elements of a mid-Joseon aristocratic house, it is a mountain villa that harmonizes its buildings well with the surrounding natural environment. Moreover, its distinctive structure, techniques, and traditional style are well preserved, making it an important source for the study of traditional houses. (Source: Korea Heritage Service website)