[American Legation interior]
- Title:
- [American Legation interior]
- Collection:
- Willard D. Straight in Korea
- Date:
- ca. 1904
- Location:
- Chong-dong, Seoul, South Korea
- Country:
- South Korea
United States - ID Number:
- 1260.60.09.37.04
- Collection Number:
- 1260
- File Name:
- 1260.60.09.37.04.tif
- Work Type:
- Photographs
- Subject:
- Districts
American Legation - Measurement:
- 10.5 x 14.9 (centimeters)
- Description:
- Interior scene of American Legation. A short chronology of U.S. legation buildings in Seoul: 1883:First American Ambassador arrives and occupies Chong-dong Legation House Site behind Doksu Palace at the invitation of King Kojong. 1888: US Government purchases Legation House property from the royal family. 1948: US Government purchases the residential compound adjacent to the Legation House property from the Korean Government. 1959-60: US Government constructs additional residences on the adjacent residential compound, keeping two Japanese-style houses that were on the site when purchased. 1974-76: US Government builds Ambassador's Residence, 'Habib House,' on the Legation House Property 1986: At the Korean Government's suggestion, the U S Government purchases Kyonggi Girl's High School site from the City of Seoul to be used as a new site for its embassy compound. Source: http://seoul.usembassy.gov/wwwh0510.html
- Cite As:
- Willard Dickerman Straight papers, #1260. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Willard Dickerman Straight papers
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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