Joseon
Jeongup Kim Myeong-gwan Historic House
72-10 Gongdong-gil, Sanoe-myeon, Jeongup-si, Jeollabuk-do
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This historic house, often called a 'ninety-nine-room house,' is a representative example of upper-class Joseon residential architecture. It was built over approximately ten years by Kim Myeong-gwan, the sixth ancestor of Kim Dong-su, in the 8th year of King Jeongjo (1784). Kim Myeong-gwan came down from Hanyang (Seoul) and chose an auspicious site below Cheonghasan Mountain, completing the house with a pond dug in front of the main gate.