久安背翰林(lin)祠(ci)(ci)前修(xiu)有(you)四柱三樓歇(xie)山(shan)頂全(quan)(quan)木(mu)(mu)結構木(mu)(mu)牌(pai)坊,主樓檐(yan)下(xia)飾(shi)七層如意斗拱(gong),兩(liang)(liang)附樓檐(yan)下(xia)飾(shi)四層如意斗拱(gong)。枋額為(wei)“翰林(lin)祠(ci)(ci)”,過木(mu)(mu)牌(pai)枋為(wei)翰林(lin)祠(ci)(ci)三開大門,門后(hou)(hou)建(jian)有(you)八(ba)柱全(quan)(quan)木(mu)(mu)結構歇(xie)山(shan)頂戲(xi)臺,戲(xi)臺兩(liang)(liang)廂及樓上(shang)建(jian)有(you)廂房,中央是長方形天(tian)(tian)井(jing),兩(liang)(liang)側設有(you)便門,以(yi)疏散看戲(xi)、集會的人流。過天(tian)(tian)井(jing)拾級(ji)而(er)上(shang)為(wei)下(xia)座(zuo)的前廳(ting)(ting)(ting)。前廳(ting)(ting)(ting)檐(yan)下(xia)飾(shi)如意鳳昂斗拱(gong)三層,中懸“威震南邦”匾額。過前廳(ting)(ting)(ting),經(jing)天(tian)(tian)井(jing)到中廳(ting)(ting)(ting),再經(jing)中廳(ting)(ting)(ting)過天(tian)(tian)井(jing)而(er)到上(shang)廳(ting)(ting)(ting),均(jun)為(wei)硬山(shan)木(mu)(mu)結構建(jian)筑(zhu)。上(shang)座(zuo)連續在下(xia)座(zuo)的后(hou)(hou)廳(ting)(ting)(ting)后(hou)(hou),分前、后(hou)(hou)兩(liang)(liang)廳(ting)(ting)(ting),中間有(you)天(tian)(tian)井(jing)相隔。全(quan)(quan)祠(ci)(ci)大木(mu)(mu)構架(jia)(jia)采(cai)用穿斗、抬梁(liang)式(shi)混合(he)木(mu)(mu)構架(jia)(jia)。梁(liang)架(jia)(jia)上(shang)有(you)動物花(hua)卉雕刻,翰林(lin)祠(ci)(ci)除(chu)上(shang)座(zuo)后(hou)(hou)廳(ting)(ting)(ting)為(wei)供奉李(li)氏(shi)歷代祖(zu)妣神位專用外,其余各廳(ting)(ting)(ting)均(jun)為(wei)村人公益(yi)活動場(chang)所。原(yuan)廳(ting)(ting)(ting)內懸掛有(you)許多牌(pai)匾、楹聯。文革中被(bei)毀,今(jin)不存(cun)。
久(jiu)安背村(cun),背山面水(shui),四周,九疑山巒(luan)如畫起伏逶(wei)迤。翰林祠屹立(li)村(cun)居中(zhong),如眾(zhong)星拱月,祠前,池水(shui)如境,田疇阡陌。祠內廳堂廣闊,依次遞進(jin)。
宋代(dai)建(jian)(jian)下座(zuo)三(san)廳,明代(dai)建(jian)(jian)祠(ci)(ci)前牌坊,后經清(qing)代(dai)同治(zhi)三(san)年(nian)(nian)修葺,清(qing)光緒乙(yi)酉(you)年(nian)(nian)(1885)修上座(zuo)二廳,始成現(xian)存的一坊、一門樓、一戲樓、五廳堂、五天井、兩(liang)廂房的格局(ju)。該村村人李世南(nan)于宋真宗(zong)祥符元年(nian)(nian)(1017)乙(yi)卯科登蔡齊進士榜,授大(da)理寺(si)評事(shi)兼太常博士,寶元元年(nian)(nian)受詔升(sheng)理寺(si)丞正。后世為(wei)紀念李世南(nan)而命名為(wei)“翰林(lin)祠(ci)(ci)”。久(jiu)安(an)背翰林(lin)祠(ci)(ci)占(zhan)地1856.32平(ping)方米,建(jian)(jian)筑面積1500平(ping)方米。2006年(nian)(nian)被列為(wei)湖南(nan)省第八批文物保護單位。