Chirikov House
{{Short description|Architectural monument in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russia}}
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|location = Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russia
|type = Revenue house
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The Chirikov House ({{langx|ru|Дом Чирикова}}), also known as the Chirikov Revenue House ({{langx|ru|Доходный дом Чирикова}}) is an architectural monument in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russia, that was built in 1913 in the Eclectic style to the design of architect {{ill|Leonid Eberg|ru|Эберг, Леонид Фёдорович}}.{{cite book| author = Швецов С. Д. | chapter = | chapter-url = | format = | url = | title = На высоком донском берегу: Очерки из прошлого Ростова | orig-year = | agency = | edition = |location= Ростов |year= 1982 |publisher= |volume= | pages = 71–72| series = | isbn = }}{{cite book| author = Кукушин B. C. | chapter = Эклектика| chapter-url = | format = | url = | title = История архитектуры Нижнего Дона и Приазовья | orig-year = | agency = | edition = |location= Ростов-на-Дону |year= 1995 |publisher= ГинГО |at= |volume= | pages = | page = | series = | isbn = 5-88616-027-2}} It is officially listed as an object of cultural heritage of Russia.{{cite web|url=http://www.donland.ru/Default.aspx?pageid=78746|title=Ростов-на-Дону (объекты культурного наследия регионального значения)|publisher=Официальный портал Правительства Ростовской области|accessdate=2013-11-09}}
History
The revenue house on Taganrog Avenue (now {{ill|Budennovsky Avenue|ru|Будённовский проспект}}) was built at the beginning of the 20th century for Vladimir Kirillovich Chirikov, who owned a confectionary factory, and was a member of the city government and the chairman of Mutual Credit Society. The project designer was architect Leonid Fedorovich Eberg, who also supervised the construction works. In 1912, as construction neared completion, Chirikov visited the site and demanded the installation of two columns on the facade. The architect objected to the installation of the columns, since the composition of the building was based on the architectural principles of the Renaissance. In response, Chirikov said: "And who pays you the money ― the Renaissance or me?" Eberg had no choice but to install the two columns.{{cite book| author = Ребайн, Ян Андреевич | chapter = | chapter-url = | format = | url = | title = Ростов-на-Дону | orig-year = | agency = | edition = |location= М. |year= 1950 |publisher= Государственное издательство архитектуры и градостроительства |volume= | pages = 14| series = Архитектура городов СССР | isbn = }}
The house is five-storey brick building with a plastered facade, a multi-pitched roof, and two rectangular bay windows, which are united on the top floor with a massive arch topped with a decorative arcade over the cornice. Two sculptures in antique style stood on the pediment until 1917, but disappeared after the October Revolution.{{Cite web|url=http://meotyda.ru/node/400|title=История двух домов (часть первая). Дом купца Чирикова. {{!}} Меотида: История, культура, природа нижнего Дона и приазовья|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=meotyda.ru|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2017-02-23|language=}}
During the Russian Civil War, the building served as a hospital for the wounded soldiers of Anton Denikin's White Army.{{cite web|url=http://www.temernik.ru/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-14820|title=Довоенная открытка 1939 года|publisher=temernik.ru|accessdate=2013-12-16|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120913051804/http://www.temernik.ru/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-14820|archivedate=2012-09-13}} The house escaped damage during World War II, despite the heavy shelling of the city.
Today the Chirikov House is occupied by {{ill|Leninsky City District, Rostov-on-Don|ru|Ленинский район (Ростов-на-Дону)|lt=Leninsky City District's}} police department No. 4.
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Category:1913 establishments in the Russian Empire
Category:Buildings and structures in Rostov-on-Don
Category:Cultural heritage monuments in Rostov-on-Don
Category:Eclectic architecture
Category:Residential buildings completed in 1913
Category:Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Rostov Oblast