SINGLE-FAMILY HOME

This beautiful downtown residence is listed in the capital's register of historical and cultural monuments established by the Academy of Sciences. In 1879, it was still an old shingled house, which had various owners, the first of whom was the reserve officer Andrei Sofeiciuk. The most famous owner was the merchant Andrei Ivanovich Stepanov, the head of craftsmen and builders, who in 1892 bought himself a beautiful stone house. It is a rectangular building of purely Gothic style, consisting of a raised ground floor, aligned with the street. Above the windows are pointed arches under which bas-reliefs are carved, they represent tools, symbols of craftsmen (trowel, axe, plumb bob...) and freemasons. In the rosettes above the warheads are busts in human form. The general architecture of the building and the upper part of the exterior façade are reminiscent of those of the capital city hall. This house is not open to the public, it is only from the outside that you will be able to appreciate its beauty. Along the walks, some small house jewels exist in the streets of the city centre, they are small surprises each time, they are indicated by a square panel on their facades, of golden yellow colour, which indicates the date of construction of the house. The historic part of the city centre is full of equally charming old houses. A similar house is located at 14 Lazo Street.