Designation of cultural heritage

National registered cultural heritage (Designation date: May 8, 2018)

The Uam-dong Cattle Shed Village is another residential site used by refugees during the war. It is a peculiar form of housing in which former cattle sheds were converted into living space for multiple households by dividing each unit into sections.Maintaining their wartime function into the present, these cattle-shed houses clearly show how common people’s lifestyle has changed through the decades. The entire complex was originally constructed in 1909 as a quarantine area in which cattle were kept before being shipped to Japan. During the Korean War, cattle sheds and other facilities in this colonial quarantine area were used to provide shelter to displaced Koreans. One of the cattle sheds retains its shape from the wartime capital period, and the surroundings of the cattle sheds within the quarantine area—such as the alleys and wells—also maintain their state from the time. Some of the displaced Koreans who came here during the war and their offspring continue to reside here. Efforts are underway to transform one of the cattle sheds into a community facility.