Seongyojang House

Seongyojang House in Gangneung, the residence of a major aristocratic family during the Joseon Dynasty

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Planning the visit

Seongyojang House is stop 2 of 6 on the Gwandong Pungryu Era Route.

The stamp is at the Seongyojang House ticket office, so you pass it on the way in.

Admission is charged: Adults KRW 5,000 / Teenagers KRW 3,000 / Children KRW 2,000.

The two closest stamp points are Gyeongpodae Pavilion, 0.6 km away, and Ojukheon House at 1.0 km. All three fit into one day.

Details

Address: 63, Unjeong-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
Stamp zone: Seongyojang House ticket office
Hours: Summer : 09:00 - 18:00 Winter : 09:00 - 17:00
Admission: Adults KRW 5,000 / Teenagers KRW 3,000 / Children KRW 2,000
Phone: 033-648-5303
Website: www.knsgj.net
Coordinates: 37.78620, 128.88475

What the campaign says about it

Seongyojang House is one of the best examples of a Korean traditional house that used to belong to an upper-class, aristocratic family from the Joseon Dynasty period. Today, this privately-owned 99-section home is a designated national folklore Korean Heritage. Seongyojang House is a traditional house that has been preserved extremely well in its original form for over 300 years. It blends in nicely with the surrounding natural landscape, which is typical of the architecture and culture from the Joseon Dynasty period. Past the matriarch’s room, you will find a number of rooms, such as the Dongbyeoldang, Seobyeoldang, and Sarangchae. The house also has twelve gates, including the large front gate. Near the entrance is a man-made pond and a pavilion called Hwallaejeong. Overall, Seongyojang House somewhat resembles the architecture and design of Daejangwon. The house was much more modest originally. Over generations, the owners added more rooms and facilities, eventually growing the entire estate to how it looks today. As a result, Seongyojang House lacks a sense of consistency and streamlined efficiency in its design due to multiple structures that were not part of the original blueprint being added over time. Yet, the add-ons were placed thoughtfully to blend in with the shallow mountain in the background, and each structure is modest in design, which gives the entire house a free-flowing and more down-to-earth ambiance. The various household items in Seongyojang House’s collection are also great resources that give visitors a glimpse into how people in Gangneung used to live hundreds of years ago.

Quoted from the Visit Korean Heritage Campaign.

Getting there

Take a bus bound for the Gangneung Bus Terminal at Dongseoul Bus Terminal → Get off at Gangneung Express Bus Terminal and walk to a regular bus stop → Take bus no. 202 at Gangneung Intercity/Express Bus Terminal stop → Get off at Seongyojang House station → Walk for 3 minutes

Photographs

Photographs supplied by the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation.