1593년에 서원으로 착공했으나 왜란으로 중지된 것을 1609년에 완성하여 신산서원이라고 하였다.
The construction of Seowon Confucian Academy was started in 1593 but was stopped due to the Japanese invasion and it was completed in 1609 and was called Sinsan Seowon Confucian School.