Chungcheongbuk-do(Okcheon-gun)
The birthplace of Yuk Young-soo is the last house on Hyangsu 100-ri gil in Okcheon-eup, Okcheon-gun
of Chungcheongbuk-do. Mrs. Yuk Young-soo was born from the house and raised,
until to later stage the establishment to fall in disrepair. Luckily, the building was restored in May of 2011,
and it became open to the public. The house was originally built in the 1600s by Kim Jeongseung, and subsequently lived in by Song Jeongseung, and then Min Jeongseung, gaining the house the nickname of "Samjeongseong House," meaning the house of three Jeongseong's.
(The Jeongseong's rank is similiar to that of prime minister's today.)
Before Mrs. Yuk Young-soo was born, the house was bought in 1918 from the sons of Min Jeongseung by Yuk Jong-gwan, and then repaired in the likeness of a typical Chungcheong yangban (noble
class) house from the late Joseon period. After entering through the main gate, the large site features a meeting room, outer room, inner room, backroom, servants quarters, annex, back garden, arbor, and lotus pond.
