久安背翰(han)(han)林(lin)(lin)祠(ci)(ci)前(qian)修有(you)四柱三樓(lou)(lou)(lou)歇山(shan)(shan)頂全木(mu)(mu)(mu)結構(gou)木(mu)(mu)(mu)牌(pai)坊,主樓(lou)(lou)(lou)檐下飾七層(ceng)如意(yi)斗(dou)拱(gong)(gong)(gong),兩(liang)附樓(lou)(lou)(lou)檐下飾四層(ceng)如意(yi)斗(dou)拱(gong)(gong)(gong)。枋額為“翰(han)(han)林(lin)(lin)祠(ci)(ci)”,過(guo)木(mu)(mu)(mu)牌(pai)枋為翰(han)(han)林(lin)(lin)祠(ci)(ci)三開大門,門后建有(you)八柱全木(mu)(mu)(mu)結構(gou)歇山(shan)(shan)頂戲臺(tai),戲臺(tai)兩(liang)廂及(ji)樓(lou)(lou)(lou)上建有(you)廂房,中央(yang)是長方形天(tian)井,兩(liang)側設有(you)便門,以疏(shu)散看戲、集會(hui)的人流。過(guo)天(tian)井拾級(ji)而上為下座的前(qian)廳(ting)(ting)。前(qian)廳(ting)(ting)檐下飾如意(yi)鳳昂斗(dou)拱(gong)(gong)(gong)三層(ceng),中懸“威震(zhen)南邦(bang)”匾額。過(guo)前(qian)廳(ting)(ting),經天(tian)井到(dao)中廳(ting)(ting),再經中廳(ting)(ting)過(guo)天(tian)井而到(dao)上廳(ting)(ting),均(jun)為硬山(shan)(shan)木(mu)(mu)(mu)結構(gou)建筑。上座連續(xu)在下座的后廳(ting)(ting)后,分前(qian)、后兩(liang)廳(ting)(ting),中間有(you)天(tian)井相隔。全祠(ci)(ci)大木(mu)(mu)(mu)構(gou)架采(cai)用穿斗(dou)、抬梁式(shi)混合木(mu)(mu)(mu)構(gou)架。梁架上有(you)動物花卉雕刻,翰(han)(han)林(lin)(lin)祠(ci)(ci)除上座后廳(ting)(ting)為供奉李(li)氏(shi)歷代祖(zu)妣神位專用外,其余各廳(ting)(ting)均(jun)為村人公(gong)益活動場所。原廳(ting)(ting)內懸掛有(you)許多牌(pai)匾、楹(ying)聯。文革中被毀,今(jin)不(bu)存。
久安背村,背山面水(shui),四周,九疑山巒如(ru)畫(hua)起(qi)伏逶迤。翰(han)林(lin)祠屹立村居中,如(ru)眾星(xing)拱月,祠前,池水(shui)如(ru)境(jing),田疇阡陌。祠內廳堂廣闊,依(yi)次遞(di)進。
宋代建下座三廳(ting),明(ming)代建祠(ci)(ci)前牌坊,后經(jing)清(qing)代同治三年(nian)(nian)(nian)修葺,清(qing)光緒乙酉年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1885)修上座二廳(ting),始成現存的(de)一坊、一門(men)樓、一戲樓、五(wu)廳(ting)堂(tang)、五(wu)天井、兩(liang)廂房(fang)的(de)格局。該村村人李(li)世南(nan)于宋真宗祥符元(yuan)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1017)乙卯科登蔡齊進(jin)士(shi)榜,授大理寺評事兼太常(chang)博士(shi),寶元(yuan)元(yuan)年(nian)(nian)(nian)受詔(zhao)升(sheng)理寺丞正。后世為紀念李(li)世南(nan)而命名為“翰(han)林(lin)祠(ci)(ci)”。久(jiu)安背(bei)翰(han)林(lin)祠(ci)(ci)占地1856.32平(ping)方米(mi),建筑面積1500平(ping)方米(mi)。2006年(nian)(nian)(nian)被列為湖(hu)南(nan)省第八批(pi)文物保護單位。