Dojeongseowon

About this place

Dojeongseowon was built in 1640, and it began as Hyanghyeonsa, a shrine enshrining the memorial tablets of Jeong Tak (1526–1605), a civil official of the mid-Joseon period, and his third son Jeong Yun-mok (1571–1629). In 1697 (the 23rd year of King Sukjong), the local Confucian scholars and descendants gathered their devotion to build a lecture-hall building, and it was elevated to Dojeongseowon. In 1866 (the 3rd year of King Gojong), part of it was demolished under Heungseon Daewongun's decree abolishing the academies, but in 1997 the east dormitory, west dormitory, ritual-preparation hall, and pavilion were newly built and it was restored. The shrine within the academy is a gable-roofed building measuring 3 bays across the front and 2 bays on the side, and the lecture-hall building is a single-eaved building measuring 4 bays across the front and 2 bays on the side, built in the form of a pavilion with a balustrade around the front. Euphojeong, which stands in front of the academy, is a pavilion built in 1601 (the 34th year of King Seonjo); it was erected right in front of the Naeseongcheon Stream on a steep slope that was cut away. At present, this place is owned and managed by the head family of Master Yakpo.