The F. N. Solodov House (russian: link=no, Дом Ф. Н. Солодова) is a historic building in

Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East Eu ...

, Russia. The building has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional significance.

History

The house was built in the 19th century.Перечень объектов культурного наследия регионального значения г. Ростова-на-Дону
/ref> In the 1880s, it was expanded with the addition of a two-story wing, according to plans developed by architect . The owner of the house ran a flour mill, with the building adjoining the . Documents from the early 20th century list the house as the property of Nikolai Solodov's wife, Ekaterina Nikolaevna Solodova. For a time the "House of Education Workers", also known as the "Teacher's Club," was located inside the building. It included a large library, used by teachers and students. The building is designed in the eclectic style. Window openings were decorated with rectangular forms, and the window niches with rosettes. The two-storey house is rectangular in plan, with a cellar in the central part of the house. There is an attic, which is completed by two four-sided tent roofs. The facade is plastered, with semi-circular window openings decorated by simple platbands. The

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s were encased in openwork metal protection. The

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décor includes mascarons decorating

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s and

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, as well as the

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. The roof has been altered several times during repair work, resulting in the creation of an overlapping roof. The

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s on the first-floor windows, as well as the original filling of the window and door openings, have been lost.

References

{{reflist Tourist attractions in Rostov-on-Don Buildings and structures in Rostov-on-Don Cultural heritage monuments in Rostov-on-Don Eclectic architecture Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Rostov Oblast