House Zakharyin merchant

In Zaporozhye many architectural sights applies the term "oldest": it concerns such buildings, such as schools (initially - first higher primary school), National Technical University, St. Nicholas Church. Suitable this expression, and to the house of the merchant Zakharyin.

The history of the house of the merchant Zakharyin

The two-story building in the pseudo-style was one of the few in the 1860s, built of stone. Outwardly unremarkable house had a narrow window that gave him a certain mystique. The merchant of the second guild Paul L. Zakhar`in was mayor, and later engaged in city government. In addition to its high social status Zakhar`in had an impressive capital and engaged in construction, for example, raised for their money Filippovskiy church.

As for the house, among local historians there is a hypothesis that the apartment it rented. For residents of the county town of Alexandrovsk (the former name of Zaporizhzhya) it was a way out, not to take on the costs of maintenance of property and all sorts of extra taxes. But the anemone-fortune over time Zakharyin turned to another person and to avoid utter ruin because of financial difficulties, sold the house to a merchant city. First it was an apartment house, which brings the city treasury a lot of money; in the midst of the 1917 revolution, the house became a hospital, and a year later opened a post office that exists there today.

How to get to the house of the merchant

Zakharyin merchant`s house in Zaporizhia have not been restored, which, however, does not prevent him to be the pride of the Cossacks. The unique architectural monument can be found on the street. Gorky, 18.

From the railway station Zaporizhzhya-1 to Gorky Street can be reached by tram number 16 or bus № 74. From the bus station you will approach a bus number 2.