Lee Jung-seob Residence

The place where Lee Jung-seob, a master of modern Korean painting, briefly took refuge — this is the Lee Jung-seob Residence.

During the Korean War, Lee fled to Seogwipo and settled here in Jeongbang-dong. Despite the hardship of life as a refugee, he's known to have created works during this time depicting Jeju's landscapes and his family.

To honor him and his artistic world, his former home has been restored to its appearance at the time, and an annex now houses the "Daehyang Exhibition Room," named after his pen name. A commemorative marker was erected at the residence in 1995, and the following year, the 360-meter stretch of road he often walked — from the entrance of Jeongbang-dong Daily Market to Soldongsan — was designated "Lee Jung-seob Street," recorded as the first street in Korea named after a painter.

A memorial event is still held every year around late October, the anniversary of his death, and the site remains a part of Seogwipo's local culture today.

It's a single small thatched house rather than a grand attraction, but it offers a close, personal glimpse of a painter who kept his artistic spirit alive through hard times.

Hours are 10:00-17:00, open year-round, with parking available.