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Songso Gotaek, or Songso’s Old House, was built around 1880 by the nobelman Sim Ho-taek, the 7th generation descendant of Sim Cheo-dae a very wealthy man during the time of King Yeongjo in the Joseon Dynasty. Sim Ho-taek moved back to the home of his ancestors in the Deokcheon neighborhood of Pacheon Village and built a 99 kan house, one of only three still left standing in Korea today.
The estate is divided into sections, an area for the men of the family, an area for the women of the family and a wall between them as Confucian ideals wouldn’t allow them to see each other. There were the living quarters as well as the working quarters and the resting quarters.
Descendants of the family still live in this house and maintain the property as well as prepare traditional Korean fare for those visitors that stay on the grounds. There are twelve rooms available and though the rooms maintain the traditional style the building, there are the modern conveniences of showers and bathrooms and running water in the kitchen.
The estate is divided into sections, an area for the men of the family, an area for the women of the family and a wall between them as Confucian ideals wouldn’t allow them to see each other. There were the living quarters as well as the working quarters and the resting quarters.
Descendants of the family still live in this house and maintain the property as well as prepare traditional Korean fare for those visitors that stay on the grounds. There are twelve rooms available and though the rooms maintain the traditional style the building, there are the modern conveniences of showers and bathrooms and running water in the kitchen.
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산88 Deokcheon-ri, Pacheon-myeon, Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea