A look at a typical Confucian scholar residence that Ojukheon was. Unlike royal and government buildings that come with elaborate color schemes, these buildings are plain. And in accordance with Confucian moral laws, separate quarters exist for men, women, and servants.

Neo-Confucian philosopher Yulgok Yi Yi (栗谷 李珥) was born here in 1536. Yulgok was the pen name, the first Yi was the family name, and the second Yi was the given name. Yi Yi has been honored on the ₩5,000 banknote ever since it was first introduced in 1973, and until the 2006 redesign, the backside of ₩5,000 did have an image of Ojukheon.

His mother, Shin Saimdang (申師任堂), was born here as well in 1504. Shin graces the ₩50,000 banknote that was newly introduced in 2009, making Shin and Yi the world's only mother-son team to be featured on banknotes. Shin is also the only second woman to ever grace a South Korean banknote. Feminists were not happy with this choice however, as they wanted a more assertive, modern woman (such as anti-Japanese activist/martyr Ryu Gwansun, also known as Korea's Joan of Arc) rather than a traditional submissive Confucian scholarly wife.