Gim Sang-man's Historic House, Buan
Outer Sarangchae at Gim Sang-man’s Historic House, BuanThis photo shows the Outer Sarangchae at Gim Sang-man’s Historic House in Julpo-ri, Julpo-myeon, Buan-gun. The Outer Sarangchae measures four kan at the front and two kan on the sides and consists of the main floor hall, main room, small room, back room, kitchen, and toenmaru (narrow wooden porch at the front of the room).
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Location8, Gyoha-gil Julpo-myeon, Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do
- CategoryCultural Heritage / Tangible Cultural Heritage
- Korean부안 김상만 고택
- Chinese扶安金相萬古宅
- FieldLifestyle & Folklore / Lifestyle
- Contents TypeHistoric Site / Building
- Current Location8, Gyoha-gil Julpo-myeon, Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do
- Definition
- An old house dating back to the opening of the ports in Korea (late 19th c.) located in Julpo-ri, Julpo-myeon, Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do.
- Summary
- Gim Sang-man's Historic House, Buan was built by Gim Gi-jung, the adoptive father of Gim Seong-su (pen-name: Inchon, 1891-1955, Korea’s 2nd vice-president), after choosing the best location in Julpo, during the opening of the ports in Korea. Gim Seong-su, the father of Gim Sang-man, lived in Bongam-ri, Buan-myeon, Gochang-gun, but his family moved to Julpo, where he spent his childhood, to escape the tyranny of local robbers.
- Location
- Gim Sang-man's Historic House, Buan is located at 8, Gyoha-gil (445, Julpo-ri), Julpo-myeon, Buan-gun. The house can be reached from the Julpo Intercity Bus Terminal via Julpo Jungang-ro, the Julpo Post Office, Gyoha-gil and then to Gyoha 1-gil.
- Development
- The house’s anchae (women’s quarters), sarangchae (men’s quarters), and heotganchae (shed) were built in 1895 (the 32nd year of the reign of King Gojong of Joseon), while the inner sarangchae and gotganchae (storage) were added in 1903 (the 40th year of the reign of King Gojong). The original thatched roof was replaced by a pampas grass roof in 1982, which was in turn replaced with a thatched one in 1998. The munganchae (gate quarters) was built in 1984.
- Forms
- The munganchae is situated directly behind the well-kept front garden. Located behind the munganchae’s gate are the outer sarangchae and the jungmunchae (a middle gate building), facing west in parallel, while behind these buildings there are the inner sarangchae and the anchae, which face south. The sarangchae’s courtyard (sarangmadang) is surrounded by the munganchae, outer sarangchae and jungmunchae, while the anchae courtyard (anmadang) is surrounded by the jungmunchae, anchae, and gotganchae. There is also a small courtyard in front of the inner sarangchae. The anchae, which faces south, measures six and half kan (a unit of measurement referring to the distance between two columns) at the front and two kan at the sides, and is composed of a room, a daecheong (main floored hall), and a kitchen arranged in a straight line. Anchae is located in the U-shaped inner courtyard surrounded by jungmunchae and kokganchae. The anchae’s structure consists of a granite base, which is placed on a single-tiered stylobate, and square pillars, which are connected with a girder. The anchae has a thatched roof, which replaced the original grass roof. Based on the condition of wooden pillar, it is assumed that its original construction was not of a tile house.
The inner sarangchae, in which Gim Seong-su resided, measures three kan at the front and three kan at the sides. This thatched house consists of a room (three kan) and two maru (wooden floor) situated in front of and behind the room, respectively. Its structure consists of a high stylobate, a granite base, square pillars, and a thatched roof. The outer sarangchae was built on a separate area where a courtyard (sarangmadang) is located at the front. The jungmunchae measures six kan at the front by two kan at the sides, and consists of a middle gate, a restroom, and a daecheong. Its structure consist of a high stylobate, a granite base, square pillars, and a thatched roof. There are two courtyards in the jungmunchae: one of theouter sarangchae at the front and the other in the rear.
Theouter sarangchae, in which Gim Seong-su’s father resided, measures four kan at the front and two kan at the sides. It consists of a daecheong, a meoribang (main room), a golbang (small room), a dutbang (back room), a kitchen, and a toenmaru (a narrow wooden porch at the front of the room). Its structure consists of a high stylobate, a natural stone base, square pillars connected with a girder, and a thatched roof (originally a grass roof). The munganchae measures five kan at the front by one kan at the sides, and consists of a gate at the center; a room and a forge on the left; and a room (two kan) on the right. Its overall structure features a low rectangular stylobate, a natural stone base, square pillars, and a thatched roof.
- Current Status
- Gim Sang-man's Historic House, Buan has been well preserved, since it was designated as National Folklore Cultural Heritage No. 150 on January 14, 1984.
- Historical Significance
- Gim Sang-man's Historic House, Buan is believed to have originally been built as a grass-roof house by Gim Gi-jung, the adoptive father of Gim Seong-su. As such, based on the historical survey, it can be considered that the house is restored as a grass roof structure in the future. In addition, the title of the heritage can be changed from the “Historic House of Gim Sang-man, Buan” to the “Gim Sang-man's Historic House” according to the Cultural Heritage Administration’s principles concerning the naming of folkloric-cultural heritages.
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