久安背翰林(lin)祠(ci)(ci)(ci)前(qian)(qian)(qian)修有(you)(you)四柱三(san)(san)樓(lou)(lou)(lou)(lou)歇(xie)山頂(ding)全(quan)(quan)(quan)木(mu)(mu)結(jie)(jie)構木(mu)(mu)牌(pai)坊,主樓(lou)(lou)(lou)(lou)檐(yan)下(xia)飾(shi)七層如意斗(dou)拱(gong)(gong),兩(liang)附樓(lou)(lou)(lou)(lou)檐(yan)下(xia)飾(shi)四層如意斗(dou)拱(gong)(gong)。枋額(e)為“翰林(lin)祠(ci)(ci)(ci)”,過(guo)木(mu)(mu)牌(pai)枋為翰林(lin)祠(ci)(ci)(ci)三(san)(san)開(kai)大門,門后(hou)(hou)建有(you)(you)八柱全(quan)(quan)(quan)木(mu)(mu)結(jie)(jie)構歇(xie)山頂(ding)戲(xi)(xi)臺,戲(xi)(xi)臺兩(liang)廂(xiang)及樓(lou)(lou)(lou)(lou)上(shang)建有(you)(you)廂(xiang)房,中(zhong)央是長方形天(tian)(tian)井(jing),兩(liang)側設有(you)(you)便門,以疏散看(kan)戲(xi)(xi)、集會的(de)人(ren)流。過(guo)天(tian)(tian)井(jing)拾級而(er)上(shang)為下(xia)座的(de)前(qian)(qian)(qian)廳(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)。前(qian)(qian)(qian)廳(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)檐(yan)下(xia)飾(shi)如意鳳昂(ang)斗(dou)拱(gong)(gong)三(san)(san)層,中(zhong)懸“威震(zhen)南(nan)邦”匾額(e)。過(guo)前(qian)(qian)(qian)廳(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting),經天(tian)(tian)井(jing)到中(zhong)廳(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting),再經中(zhong)廳(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)過(guo)天(tian)(tian)井(jing)而(er)到上(shang)廳(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting),均為硬山木(mu)(mu)結(jie)(jie)構建筑。上(shang)座連續在下(xia)座的(de)后(hou)(hou)廳(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)后(hou)(hou),分前(qian)(qian)(qian)、后(hou)(hou)兩(liang)廳(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting),中(zhong)間有(you)(you)天(tian)(tian)井(jing)相隔。全(quan)(quan)(quan)祠(ci)(ci)(ci)大木(mu)(mu)構架采用穿斗(dou)、抬梁式混合木(mu)(mu)構架。梁架上(shang)有(you)(you)動(dong)物花卉雕刻,翰林(lin)祠(ci)(ci)(ci)除上(shang)座后(hou)(hou)廳(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)為供奉李氏(shi)歷代祖妣神位專(zhuan)用外,其余各廳(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)均為村(cun)人(ren)公益活動(dong)場所。原(yuan)廳(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)內懸掛(gua)有(you)(you)許多牌(pai)匾、楹聯。文革中(zhong)被毀(hui),今不存。
久安背(bei)村,背(bei)山面水,四周,九疑山巒(luan)如畫起伏逶迤。翰林祠屹立村居中,如眾星拱(gong)月,祠前,池水如境,田疇(chou)阡陌(mo)。祠內廳堂廣闊(kuo),依(yi)次遞進。
宋代建下(xia)座三廳,明代建祠(ci)前牌坊,后經清(qing)代同治(zhi)三年修葺(qi),清(qing)光緒乙(yi)酉年(1885)修上(shang)座二廳,始成現存(cun)的一(yi)坊、一(yi)門樓(lou)、一(yi)戲樓(lou)、五(wu)廳堂(tang)、五(wu)天井、兩廂房的格(ge)局。該村(cun)村(cun)人(ren)李世南于宋真(zhen)宗祥符元年(1017)乙(yi)卯(mao)科(ke)登蔡齊(qi)進士(shi)榜,授大(da)理(li)寺(si)評事兼太常博士(shi),寶元元年受詔升理(li)寺(si)丞正。后世為紀(ji)念(nian)李世南而(er)命名為“翰林祠(ci)”。久安(an)背翰林祠(ci)占地(di)1856.32平(ping)方(fang)米,建筑面積1500平(ping)方(fang)米。2006年被列(lie)為湖南省第八批文物(wu)保護單位。