[20241101]The main building of the Livestock Hygiene Research Institute, newly built by the government in Anyang in 1964

Anyang Livestock Hygiene Research Institute, established in 1964, is an organization under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs that carries out hygiene management and quarantine for domestic and foreign livestock products, prevents and eradication of livestock diseases for livestock farmers, and prevents the introduction of foreign malicious livestock infectious diseases. .

Looking at history, the Quarantine Service was established in Busan in 1909 as the Export Cattle Quarantine Station and in 1911 as the Rinderpest Serum Manufacturer, which were merged into the Livestock Hygiene Testing Institute.

When Typhoon Sarah, which hit the southern region in 1961, devastated the Livestock Hygiene Test Station in Busan, Anyang (head office relocated in 1962), which had been a branch office, was funded with cooperation funds from the U.S. USOM in accordance with the government’s (Agricultural Research Institute) policy of concentrating agricultural research institutes around Suwon. In October 1963, a large-scale modern comprehensive facility was built. At that time, the newly built livestock hygiene testing laboratory (current quarantine center main building, etc.) was completed by Professor Gwangno Lee of Seoul National University’s College of Engineering, who took charge of the design and construction supervision.

However, the history of the Livestock Hygiene Research Institute in Anyang dates back to 1942, during the Japanese colonial period. The late Byun Wonsin said that there was an animal quarantine facility in Anyang 6-dong during the Japanese colonial period, which can be confirmed in the 100-year history of the National Veterinary Quarantine Service.

According to the record on page 47 of the data collection, the Joseon Chongdukbu Notice No. 870 on June 9, 1942 states that a branch office will be established at the Livestock Sanitation Research Institute and will be located in Anyang-ri, Anyang-myeon, Siheung-gun, Gyeonggi-do. Unfortunately, no photographic records from the time of the branch office in 1942 could be found even in the 100-year history.

Anyang Livestock Hygiene Research Institute, which built a new main building in Anyang in 1964, was renamed the National Veterinary Science and Quarantine Service in 1998, the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Headquarters in 2011, and the Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock Quarantine Headquarters in 2013.

In 2009, a ceremony to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the National Veterinary Quarantine Service was held in Anyang, but in accordance with the government’s policy of relocating public institutions to regional areas in 2005, it left Anyang after 74 years and relocated to Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do in April 2016. In the process, a congratulatory monument and a 100th anniversary memorial tower were built. , In addition to the USOM copper plates, some pretty nice landscaping trees were also taken to Gimcheon.

The main building of Sijinsok still remains in its original form. In particular, on the third floor of the front of the building, there is a relief with various animal figures carved in relief, which is the work of Kim Se-joong (currently known as Kim Mun-ki), a representative sculptor in the history of Korean modern art. ‘LABORATORY’ is written in the upper right corner, indicating that this building is an experimental facility.

Meanwhile, Professor Lee Gwang-no, who designed the building, created about 170 works during his ‘active’ period from 1949 to 1987, including the Namsan Children’s Center, the National Assembly Building, Seoul National University Campus, Samsung Building, Seoul National University Hospital, the Chinese Embassy in Korea, and Asan Foundation Central Hospital. He is a figure who designed many buildings and is a senior figure in the Korean architectural community who led modern Korean architecture by establishing the Muae Architecture Research Institute, named after his pen name, in 1955.