Kansong House
간송옛집
History · 149-18 Sirubong-ro, Dobong-gu, Seoul
Nearby stations and stops
- BukhansanUI (우이신설선) · straight-line 1.4km
- Banghak (경원선) · straight-line 1.4km
- Bus stop 신방학중학교앞 · straight-line 138m
- Bus stop 방학동극동아파트.방학동천주교성당 · straight-line 144m
Straight-line distance; the actual walk is longer · Data as of 2025-10-31
Source: Korea National Railway urban rail station information · Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport nationwide bus stop locations
- Admission
- Not provided
- Hours
- 09:00-18:00
- Closed
- Closed Sundays, Mondays, Jauary 1, Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) holidays and upon the reqeust of Kansong Art and Culture Foundation
- Parking
- No parking
- Not available
- Pets
- Not provided
- Accessibility
- Not provided
- Data status
- Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI · Source updated: 2025-04-01 · Collected: Not provided
The 100-year-old traditional hanok Kansong House sits by the burial mound of Kansong Jeon Hyeong-pil (1906-1962), who played a significant role in preserving the cultural heritages of Korea during the Japanese colonial period. This house was orginally built by Kansong's adoptive father Jeon Myeong-gi (1870-1919) to us as a storage facilities for harvested agriculture from the northern Gyeonggi-do and Hwanghae. After his father's death, Kansong used the house as a ritual house for his father and often stayed here. Some damages were done to the house during the Korean War, and partial repair was made after his death.
In the area
Traditional Houses 1 of 3 attractions in Dobong-gu
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- Head House of Pansagongpa Branch of Pyeongsan Sin Clan · Gyeongsangbuk-do
Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI