House of Drossi
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| House of Drossi | |
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Дом Дросси | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Taganrog, st. of Frunze, 22 |
| Coordinates | 47°12′43.2″N 38°55′53.8″E / 47.212000°N 38.931611°E |
| Construction started | 1850 |
| Completed | 1850 |
The House of Drossi (Russian: Дом Дросси) is an ancient mansion in Taganrog, Russia, a monument of 1850s architecture, certified as code № 6100130000.
History[edit]
The mansion was built in the 1850s by Taganrog merchant, grain businessman D. A. Drossi. Anton Chekhov was a schoolmate of the son of the house owner – Andrey Drossi. Chekhov often visited, attracted by the cultural atmosphere reigning in this family, their musicales and house performances.[1]
In 1925 in Taganrog general private houses that had total area over 100 sq.m. were confiscated by the state. A small room in the house was provided to the former owners, or they were moved elsewhere. In 1925 the House was divided into communal flats.
On a facade of the building, a marble commemorative plaque states: "In this house, grammar-school boys put amateur theatricals. Antosha Chekhov" was the author and the performer often."[2]
Description[edit]
The two-story mansion is externally modest, without any bright architectural concepts.
References[edit]
- ^ Киричек М. С. Дросси дом // Таганрог. Энциклопедия. – Таганрог: Антон, 2008. – С. 330. – ISBN 978-5-88040-064-5.
- ^ Дросси-Стейгер М. Д. Юный Чехов / Публ. Н. А. Роскиной // Литературное наследие. – 1960. – Т. 68. – С. 538—541.