The Ivan Zvorykin House (russian: Дом Ивана Зворыкина) is a 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 ...

located at the intersection of Pushkinskaya Street and . It was built in 1914 to the design of architect . In the period of the Russian Empire, the house was the office and residence of , major-general . Soviet playwright

Vladimir Kirshon Vladimir Mikhailovich Kirshon (russian: Влади́мир Миха́йлович Киршо́н) ( - July 28, 1938) was a Soviet playwright, poet, publicist and screenwriter. Biography Born in Nalchik in the Caucasus into the family of a lawyer ...

lived in the house between 1923 and 1926. The building has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional significance.

History and description

The house was built in 1914 to the design of architect . It housed the offices and residence of , major-general . After the 1917

Russian Revolution The Russian Revolution was a period of Political revolution (Trotskyism), political and social revolution that took place in the former Russian Empire which began during the First World War. This period saw Russia abolish its monarchy and ad ...

and the establishment of Soviet power, the house was nationalized. For a time it was occupied by various offices, institutions, residential apartments and a hostel of the soviet school. Some of the original decor was lost . Soviet playwright

lived in the house between 1923 and 1926, in communal flat number 10, with windows overlooking the yard. His spouse, Rita Korn-Kirshon, remembered: "In a small room, clean, always tidy, there was a desk, two chairs, a bed. There was a pile of books and fresh magazines on the table". In the 2000s, the second floor of the house was occupied by the governor of Rostov Oblast

Vladimir Chub Vladimir Fyodorovich Chub (russian: Владимир Фёдорович Чуб; born 24 July 1948) is a Russian politician who served as Governor of Rostov Oblast from 1991 until 2010. He was appointed governor in October 1991 and later that yea ...

and his family. The building was restored and a new Italian elevator was installed. The three-storey house occupies the corner of the block, its facades front Pushkinskaya Street and . The house is built in the

Art Nouveau style Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual idea In common usage and in philosophy, ideas are ...

with gothic elements. The uniform architectural and artistic appearance of the facades is determined by the forms of window openings, bay windows, and sections set forward or back. The ground floor is rusticated. Gothic features of the design include a frieze with three-quarter columns, decorative kokoshniks over the first floor windows. The facades of the building are crowned with attics with lancet niches. The main entrance has the form of a lancet arch. The corner of the building is emphasized with a hexagonal bay window framed with a balcony at the level of the second floor and topped with a turret with a dome. Initially, figures of knights were placed on a parapet of the tower, but these were dismantled in the 1960s. The Ivan Zvorykin House has a complex layout. It is divided into two sections with separate entrances: from Pushkinskaya Street and from . Each section has a two-flight staircase and an elevator. Apartments are located around the staircase.

References

{{reflist Tourist attractions in Rostov-on-Don Buildings and structures in Rostov-on-Don Cultural heritage monuments in Rostov-on-Don Residential buildings completed in 1914 Art Nouveau architecture in Russia Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Rostov Oblast