The Chernov House () is a building in the Kirovsky City District of

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. The house is located at 69 Bolshaya Sadovaya Street () at the intersection of and Bolshaya Sadovaya Street. It was a revenue house. The building has the status of an object of cultural heritage of Russia of regional significance.

History

The Chernov House was built in the 1890s by order of Rostov merchant Karapet Chernov. Originally the building had only three storeys but, due to the housing boom in Rostov-on-Don, the number of storeys was increased to five floors to a design by Rostov-on-Don architect F. S. Yasinsky and engineer G. G. Chorchopyan. An

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relates to the construction of the building. Two merchants allegedly made a bet about which one of them was richest. They decided to each build a revenue house, making them as luxurious as possible, on opposite sides of Bolshaya Sadovaya Street. Both houses were built with five storeys, but the rival Melkonov-Yezekov House as completed was taller than the Chernov House, by having a taller dome on the roof. Before the

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, Saint Petersburg International Commercial Bank, the Merchant Society of Mutual Credit, Agricultural Bank, and the dentist M. M. Sabsovich occupied premises on the ground floor. The building was nationalized after the establishment of

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rule in 1920. The upper floors were turned over to Dinamo sports club, Palace of Labour and other organizations. In 1931, the Chernov House was turned over to Institute of Economics and Finance. The building was badly damaged during the Second World War. It was restored to the design of architects M. N. Inushnin and G. A. Petrov, resulting in the partial loss of the building's original appearance. The roof balustrade has been removed. Rostov-on-Don 1919 Bolshaya Sadovaya street 69 71 anrc 05344

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In 1964 the Institute of Economics and Finance was renamed the Institute of National Economy. It is now the , and continues to occupy the Chernov House.

Description

The five-storey building was designed in the

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style in the end of the 19th century. The facade is decorated with Corinthian and Ionic twin

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s, wreaths, escutcheons, casings, garlands, lion masks,

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, and floral ornament. The first and second floors are decorated with banded rustications. The fifth floor has small balconies with delicate iron-cast railing.

References

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