Darvina 25

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Darvina 25
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Built 1887
Architect Unknown/A.A. Thomson
Coordinates 49.99695,36.24647

Darvina, 25 (The Red House) (''Дарвiна, 25'' in Ukrainian, ''Дарвина, 25'' in Russian) - built in 1887 as a mansion for a certain M.I. Zubovskaya. The author of the project is not known for certain, but there is a version that it was A.A. Thomson.

The facade of the mansion is decorated with numerous decorative elements in a romantic style, the entrance group is located to the left of the center of the facade.


History[edit | edit source]

In 1916, the house belonged to a certain Zamyatin N.N.

In 1917-18 here were the headquarters Kharkiv Federation of Anarchist-Communists and the editors of its newspaper "Bread and Freedom" ("Хлеб и воля" in Russian).

After a complete renovation in 2012, the appearance of the house was slightly changed.


Status[edit | edit source]

Protected architectural monument.

Source[edit | edit source]

This article in Russian