Janggwan-Cheong(將官廳) is estimated one of a government office that installed in all areas of late Chosun dynasty as military office. Existing studies on a government office is appeared in name of Janggwan-Cheong, so it is thought to have been installed in most of the Youngeup(營邑). But the existing architectural remains of Janggwan-Cheong are just in Dongnae(東萊) and Gijang(機張). So the study on Janggwan-Cheong are not enough, especially architectural characteristics of Janggwan-Cheong has never been studied.
This study is commence with clear function of Janggwan-Cheong and analyzes the process from installation to change and destruction of Janggwan-Cheong. And it is to identify the architectural characteristics of it through architectural remains.
Therefore, this study clarified function of Janggwan-Cheong through analyze the process of reforming military system after the Imjin war(壬辰倭亂), and studied the type of installation and site plan by investigation through historical sources such as the history of a town(邑誌) and old map and advanced study with existing architectural remains.
In addition, this study analyzed the architectural style through surveying of architectural remains in Dongnae and Gijang, and considered architectural similarity as military office and differences according to a grade of rank through comparison with Gungwan-Cheong(軍官廳) and Dong-hun(東軒).
Furthermore, the study on change at the end of 19th century was based on the case of Gijang has changed purpose in accordance with the Chronological and institutional transitions. And it was backed by the case of other cities in same period.
The result of this study are summarized as follows:
First, Janggwan-Cheong is military office for command of Sokokun(束伍軍) that constructed in late Chosun dynasty. It is installed for training Sokokun that is made in the process of reforming military system after lost of Imjin War. Therefore, the process from creation to destruction of it go with the flow of Sokokun system.
Second, Janggwan-Cheong was built in every city across the country regardless of administrative and militarily scale of the city around 1654. It is because the properties of Sokokun unit organized around the residence. Even though it has been installed in every city there is a difference in operations by military importance of region. It has been operating as one integrated with other military facilities or differentiate into several.
Third, Janggwan-Cheong forms a zone of military facilities along with other buildings like Gungwan-Cheong in most Eupseong(邑城). Furthermore, a zone of military facilities are located on the outskirts of Eupseong, especially Janggwan-Cheong is located more outside among others. It is due to unusual operating properties of training during farmer''s slack season only and spatial limits installed in the late period. Moreover, Janggwan-Cheong forms an independent area includes Hangrang(行廊) or a block with Gungwan-Cheong.
Fourth, the floor plan of Janggwan-Cheong has a room on either side of Daecheong(大廳). It has half-hipped roof and Ikkong structure system that is a architectural characteristic of government office different from the private houses. In addition, it has similar architectural characteristic with Gungwan-Cheong and different from Dong-Hun that is main government office in Youngeup. It is small in size and decorated simply than Dong-Hun, because of the difference in rank.
Fifth, since middle of 18th century, Janggwan-Cheong has lost its original function due to the fact that Sokogun did not training any more.
In 1894 Sokokun system was abolished, that is why Janggwan-Cheong has changed to Sunkyo-Cheong(巡校廳) or destructed in that period. Most of Janggwan-Cheong that was not destructed was destroyed in period of Japanese occupation, and some of exsiting building was used in the educational institution or Japanese military office.