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Former Presbytery of Pungsuwon Catholic Church, Hoengseong

횡성 풍수원성당 구 사제관 ( 橫城 豊水院聖堂 舊 司祭館 )

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Classification National Registered Cultural Heritage
Name of Cultural Properties Former Presbytery of Pungsuwon Catholic Church, Hoengseong
Quantity One Building 75.74㎡
Designated Date 2005.04.15
Age 1912
Address 30, Gyeonggang-ro yuhyeon 1(il)-gil, Seowon-myeon, Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon-do

Priest Jeong Gyu-ha (Augustine), the 2nd provost of the church, began construction of current church in 1905 with Chinese engineers, completed in 1907, and held inauguration in 1909. It is the first Catholic church built by a Korean priest, and the fourth to be constructed in Korea. The construction of priest’s office, which was renovated into an exhibition hall in 1998, began in 1912 and was completed on October 1, 1913.
The windows, doors, floors and roof were replaced while maintaining the original form of the exterior wall. Since the repair in 1997, the building is now used as an exhibition hall for relics.