This is called a hanok, which is a traditional Korean house. This one is representative of the Japanese occupation period but has small particularities, like connected quarters and a two-story structure. The materials used show an upper-class house with magnificent floorboards, red bricks and glass windows. In the kitchen, a wood burning furnace heated air that then flowed under the floor, warming the surrounding rooms. This Korean traditional heating system is known as ondol. The garden surrounding the residence is equally exceptional, with its unique beauty. A truly magnificent residence.
“Built with black pine from the Yalu River area, which was first introduced at the Gyeongseong Exposition in 1907, Baek In-je House has many attributes to distinguish it from typical mansions of the same period. First of all, unlike a traditional hanok where anchae(women’s quarters) and sarangchae(men’s quarters) are distinctly separated, this house has anchae and sarangchae connected to each other with a hallway. Thus, without having to walk out of the door, residents can move easily between the women’s quarters and the men’s quarters.” (Baek In-Je House Museum. Museum Leaflet. Seoul Museum of History. 2024)