The F. N. Solodov House () is a historic building in

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, Russia. The building has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional significance.

History

The house was built in the 19th century. In the 1880s, it was expanded with the addition of a two-story wing, according to plans developed by architect . The owner of the house ran a flour mill, with the building adjoining the . Documents from the early 20th century list the house as the property of Nikolai Solodov's wife, Ekaterina Nikolaevna Solodova. For a time the "House of Education Workers", also known as the "Teacher's Club," was located inside the building. It included a large library, used by teachers and students. The building is designed in the

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. Window openings were decorated with rectangular forms, and the window niches with rosettes. The two-storey house is rectangular in plan, with a cellar in the central part of the house. There is an attic, which is completed by two four-sided tent roofs. The facade is plastered, with semi-circular window openings decorated by simple platbands. The

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s were encased in openwork metal protection. The

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décor includes mascarons decorating

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s and

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, as well as the

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. The roof has been altered several times during repair work, resulting in the creation of an overlapping roof. The

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s on the first-floor windows, as well as the original filling of the window and door openings, have been lost.

References

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