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Former Simsang Public Primary School, Mokpo

구 목포공립심상소학교 ( 舊 木浦公立尋常小學校 )

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Classification National Registered Cultural Heritage
Name of Cultural Properties Former Simsang Public Primary School, Mokpo
Quantity One Building 1,176.12㎡
Designated Date 2002.05.31
Age 1910
Address 10, Yeongsan-ro 10beon-gil, Mokpo, Jeollanam-do

Constructed in 1929, this building is the auditorium of Simsang Public Primary School, the first school to be established in Mokpo for the education of Japanese children. The front and both sides of ferroconcrete structure are finished with 2-colored tiles, and narrow arch windows have been installed on the 2nd floor. The only existing elementary school building established during the Japanese Occupation in the Mokpo area, it represents the characteristic auditorium architecture of the time.