THE INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES OF THE VOLOGDA REGION

This house, which stands on the corner of the presently-named Nekrasov and Chernyshevskovo Streets, had originally belonged (in the beginning of the 20^th century) to Alexander Dimitrievich Izvoschikov.  The house served as an office throughout the Soviet period.

The Izvoschikov House is one of the most interesting representations of one of the several Art-Nouveau houses in Vologda.  Interestingly, the southern part of the one-floor house is wooden while the northern part is built of stone.  The wooden (southern) half is built upon a brick foundation and sheathed with boards.  The corner of the house, which overlooks the intersection, is decorated with corbelling which highlights the decorative cornice.  The cornice sits upon carved brackets; between which are hand-carved elements with a pattern characteristic of Art-Nouveau.  There are two sides of the house which contain corbelling with two windows decorated with pediments which rest on hand-carved brackets.  There was once an enclosure (fencing) on the roof (over the corbelling) but now what remains are partially preserved, hand-carved pedestals.  Overlooking Chernyshevskovo St., on the eastern façade of the house, in a small corner-ledge, is a main entrance which is raised considerably above the cornice.  This corner-ledge takes on the appearance of a pylon.  The uppermost portion of the element is hand-carved.  The virtual pylon is crowned with partially preserved metallic vases resting on wooden pedestals.  There is a deep relief in the roof (supported by carved brackets) that sits directly over the entrance.

Some fencing elements from the roof along with some decorative features and elements have been partially lost.

 

In 2013, through the funding of our project partner, the communications and mobile operator Tele2, an information plate containing a QR-code was installed on the house.