Architectural monument of Northern Kazakhstan -
Historical monuments and attractions of the city of Pavlodar -
Derov's house is an architectural monument, the pride of the city of Pavlodar, the first brick building of the city, was built in 1896, architect P. Batov. The money for the construction of the house was given by a very rich man, merchant A.I. Derov, he was engaged in retail and wholesale trade, selling haberdashery, textiles, footwear, jewelry, and clothing. The Derov building was built in the “Siberian Art Nouveau” style. The building is a one-story long brick building that stretches along the street, with large windows along the perimeter; on the roof of the building there is a rather large tower, which served to inspect and monitor the surrounding area and ships passing by on the Irtysh River. The tower was demolished in 1953, but later in 2012 the tower was restored using photographs by Dmitry Bogachev with extreme precision. The building now houses the Grigory Potanin Museum of History and Local Lore.
How to get there, visit -
The house of Artemy Ivanovich Derov is located in the city of Pavlodar on Astana street-149, Pavlodar region, Republic of Kazakhstan.
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Initially, the street on which Derov’s house was located was called “Telegraphnaya” Street, then the street was renamed “Torgovaya” Street as there were a large number of shops and stores on it. Then the street was renamed Vladimirskaya Street in honor of Vladimir’s son, who was born to Derov in 1893, and then the street was renamed Leninskaya Street in honor of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. Artemy Ivanovich Derov himself was born in 1856, was a merchant of the first guild, a philanthropist, and an honorary citizen of the city of Pavlodar. At that time, the merchant’s capital was equal to the amount of 1 million 70 thousand rubles, which was an incredible amount for those times. Derov built a school in the city of Pavlodar, in the building of which there is now a college, a library, a church, a pharmacy, was engaged in charitable activities, was the owner of a brick factory and was engaged in the construction of buildings for residence and shops in the city. He was also involved in the construction of the railway from the Voskresenskaya pier (now the city of Aksu) to Ekibastuz, installed telephone networks, and began smelting non-ferrous metals.
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