Kharkiv

The Mansion of the Alchevskys

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Description

  • The building is indented from the development line in the depths of the park.

The two-storey mansion with a basement is designed in the forms of Baroque architecture. The wide loggia introduced the features of the Italian Renaissance into the style of the project. The windows are decorated with columns of the Ionic order. The original building was surrounded by terraces and balconies on all sides. Techniques for architectural decoration of the building: columns of Ionic and Doric orders, rusticated pilasters, open terraces with balustrade fences, an openwork attic belt with floral ornaments, herms between the windows of the second floor, crowning a cornice with a large extension on brackets. The mansion had a longitudinal enfilade planning system - in the center were the ceremonial rooms, to which the enfilades of living rooms adjoined. Internal front staircases are distinguished by the harmony of plastic design in the style of late classicism. The mansion fits into the architectural heritage given to Kharkov by the great architect, academician of architecture Alexei Nikolaevich Beketov and is included in the lists of architectural monuments of local importance.

The two-storey mansion with a basement is designed in the forms of Baroque architecture. The wide loggia introduced the features of the Italian Renaissance into the style of the project. The windows are decorated with columns of the Ionic order. The original building was surrounded by terraces and balconies on all sides. Techniques for architectural decoration of the building: columns of Ionic and Doric orders, rusticated pilasters, open terraces with balustrade fences, an openwork attic belt with floral ornaments, herms between the windows of the second floor, crowning a cornice with a large extension on brackets. The mansion had a longitudinal enfilade planning system - in the center were the ceremonial rooms, to which the enfilades of living rooms adjoined. Internal front staircases are distinguished by the harmony of plastic design in the style of late classicism. The mansion fits into the architectural heritage given to Kharkov by the great architect, academician of architecture Alexei Nikolaevich Beketov and is included in the lists of architectural monuments of local importance.

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HISTORY

  • In official documents, the completion of construction dates back to 1893.

At the end of the 19th century, the family of the industrialist and philanthropist Alexei Alchevsky bought out several empty land plots in a cozy area of the city. On this territory, family mansions were built - Alexei Kirillovich - the head of the family and his wife Khristina Danilovna. The Sunday school of Christina Alchevskaya (now the exhibition hall of the Kharkov Art Museum) and the mansion of their eldest daughter Anna (now the House of Scientists) are located nearby. These buildings and a number of others built in Mironositsky Lane (now Zhen Mironosits Street) were designed by Alexei Alchevsky's son-in-law, the talented Ukrainian architect Alexei Nikolaevich Beketov. In official documents, the completion of construction dates back to 1893. The building was surrounded by a small garden.

In 1901, when the family went bankrupt and the head of the family died tragically, the Alchevskys sold the mansion to the actual state councilor N. Shabelsky.
After the 1917 revolution, the mansion was nationalized. Since 1921, the Chekist Club (later the V. I. Lenin Palace of Culture) was opened there. January 14, 1929 V. Mayakovsky read here excerpts from his satirical play "The Bedbug".

At the end of the 19th century, the family of the industrialist and philanthropist Alexei Alchevsky bought out several empty land plots in a cozy area of the city. On this territory, family mansions were built - Alexei Kirillovich - the head of the family and his wife Khristina Danilovna. The Sunday school of Christina Alchevskaya (now the exhibition hall of the Kharkov Art Museum) and the mansion of their eldest daughter Anna (now the House of Scientists) are located nearby. These buildings and a number of others built in Mironositsky Lane (now Zhen Mironosits Street) were designed by Alexei Alchevsky's son-in-law, the talented Ukrainian architect Alexei Nikolaevich Beketov. In official documents, the completion of construction dates back to 1893. The building was surrounded by a small garden.

In 1901, when the family went bankrupt and the head of the family died tragically, the Alchevskys sold the mansion to the actual state councilor N. Shabelsky.
After the 1917 revolution, the mansion was nationalized. Since 1921, the Chekist Club (later the V. I. Lenin Palace of Culture) was opened there. January 14, 1929 V. Mayakovsky read here excerpts from his satirical play "The Bedbug".

INTERESTING FACTS

  • The mansion was built on the territory where in the 17th century there was a dense forest, and then the burial places of the Mironositsky parish were located, therefore the first name of the street was "Kladbischinskaya".
  • The Alchevsky family made a great contribution to the popularization of Ukrainian culture. In the courtyard of the house, the Alchevsky family in 1898 installed the first in Europe, not counting the grave, a marble bust-monument to Taras Shevchenko (sculptor A. Beklemishev). The bust was soon removed by order of the city authorities, but was carefully preserved by the family.
  • The mansion was built on the territory where in the 17th century there was a dense forest, and then the burial places of the Mironositsky parish were located, therefore the first name of the street was "Kladbischinskaya".
  • The Alchevsky family made a great contribution to the popularization of Ukrainian culture. In the courtyard of the house, the Alchevsky family in 1898 installed the first in Europe, not counting the grave, a marble bust-monument to Taras Shevchenko (sculptor A. Beklemishev). The bust was soon removed by order of the city authorities, but was carefully preserved by the family.