Gwangju Nam-gu 'Ijangwoo House' Open to Citizens at All Times

Ijangu House, which preserves the appearance of upper-class homes in the Namdo region during the modernization period, will be opened to the citizens of Gwangju.

Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, announced on the 29th that it has agreed with the house owner to open Ijangu House on a regular basis.

Ijangu House is a tiled-roof house arranged with a main gate, storage room, servant quarters, sarangchae (men's quarters), and anchae (main quarters), retaining a serene charm. Among these, the anchae was designated as Gwangju Metropolitan City's Folklore Cultural Property No. 1 in 1989.

Based on the inscription on the anchae's ridge beam, which reads "Gwangmu 3rd year, Eulhae, 11th day of the 2nd month, Chuksi," it is believed to have been built in 1899 during the modernization period. The house was constructed by Jeong Nakgyo, a wealthy merchant of Gwangju, and is understood to have been passed down to his eldest son, Jeong Byeongho.

Dr. Donggang I Jang-woo, who contributed to the development of education in Honam, purchased the house in 1965, and currently, Dongshin University manages the property.

Nam-gu expects many visitors after the opening and plans to assign full-time staff to prevent damage to the house and install CCTV in blind spots within the house.

A Nam-gu official stated, "Ijangu House, which is well preserved in its original form, will showcase the true essence of homes from the modernization period and will play a pivotal role in revitalizing tourism in the Yangnim-dong area."

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