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The decorative elements of classicism, such as porticos with pillars, pilasters, rustic masonry, balusters, stucco moulding of cornices and of window casings were used both in stone and wooden buildings. The same ornamental design could be repeated in the molded decor of stone buildings and in carved decor of wooden houses. The resemblance between wooden and stone buildings was often uncanny. Those wooden houses, which are preserved, look identical to the stone ones because of the stucco work and decoration on their outer walls and molded decor (Sverdlov str. 53, Sovietskaya str. 51).

The house of begining of the  19th century (Engels str., 29/21)

One interesting building from this period is House No. 29/ 2, which stands at the corner of two streets – Engels St. and Voikov St. This is a typical wooden country estate, dating from of the late 18th or early 19th Century. The exact date of its construction is unknown. In 1819 this house belonged to a rich landowner, a collegiate councilor, named V.A. Ushakov. After him, the house belonged to several other owners, until finally passing into the hands of a boarding school, for blind children. Major-general Kobelev was its last owner.

The house is a single-storied wooden house, constructed partly in stone, and has attic stories. There is a portico with six doric columns along the facade axis. The windows are decorated with strict window casings and simple wooden carving. In spite of its small size, the house produces more the impression of a far larger construct. This may be in part to its architectural style and a favorable location at a crossroads.     Another house, the one that was built in the place of Shipov's house, is situated also at the crossroads of two streets: Engels St. and Sverdlov St. 21/57. Although it has an has an antiquated appearance, it was actually not built before the 1850’s. The attic story, the main entrance from the street, and the carving style of house decoration, indicate its being built in the second half of the 19th century.

An attic storey with a small balcony  (Avenue Prospect Mira, 26)

The house in Nikitskaya str., 5

The house in Nikitskaya St. 5 was pulled down in 1971, due to the construction of a confectionary factory. This was the only manorial estate preserved completely with the outbuilding houses built in the same style as the main house. The owner's name was Kobylin, and had the street named after him. The street was later, renamed Nikitskaya Street.

This house was also built in the style of classicism, but the facade itself did not follow the standard forms. The windows were made large with semi-circular upper portions. The three middle windows, of the hall were always illuminated at night, when dancing balls and assemblies were in full swing.     The entrance led from a square courtyard, which was surrounded by outhouses, which were built in the same manner as the house itself. The attic windows were visible from the courtyard itself, which was a characteristic feature of a gentry house, during the beginning of the 19th century. It is possible to determine the age of this house, by looking at the arrangement of the small windows, located just below the roof.     They are arranged in a suite. This house served as a model of building craftsmanship. The house had a molded decorative frieze, located just below the roof, consisting of rosettes and volutes.

A similar house with molded decoration can be seen in Lermontov St. 14.     The timbers of the framework, were joined together, with flush, and veneered on the outside to imitate rustic masonry.

A house in Engels str., 42

Fretwork on a house (Engels str., 42)

House No. 42, in Engels St. was built in 1819. The three central windows are decorated with pilasters, typical of Classicism. The cornice is ornamented with alternating moldings and rosettes. Above the windows there is a artfully carved frieze, in the form of an oak limb, complete with branches.

Another example of a bas-relief carving would be the window casing fretwork on House No. 21 on Sverdlov St. Built at the at the beginning of the 19th century, it is typical of the "model" facades. This old wooden house, with its beautiful fretwork on the window casings, strongly resembles that of stone structures. This style of window casings was most typical of those widely practised on wooden structures in the Kostroma region. Carving of the upper part of a window casing A fragment of fretwork A fragment of fretwork Carving of the lower part of a window casing

A window casing (Sverdlov str., 21)

Another interesting building, would be a two-storied half-stone house on Engels St. 34. Renovated just after the fire in 1847, this house was built in the canons of classicism, except that the molded decorations were instead created in the Rococo style.

The house in Engels str., 34

House No. 15 in Sverdlov str.

A window casing

Антресоли - верхняя часть помещения, разделенного на два полуэтажа. В них обычно устраивалась детская, спальня или комната для прислуги. A suite (enfilade) - sequential The moldings - out cake under a roof; in antique architecture - constructional shape. | home | back | next | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Guest book | E-mail |