HISTORICAL BUILDINGS
RESIDENTIAL HOUSE OF YERVAND AND ISAAC TER-AVETIKYAN
1905
State index: 1.6.203.6
Project author: Yervand Ter-Avetikyan
The house is a two-story building with a basement, rectangular plan (21.5
x 13.7 m), and a double-row arrangement of living and ceremonial rooms. Along
the transverse axis, the entrance staircase, the main entrance with a
vestibule, and the stairwell protrude from the main volume. Above the external
stairs on the second floor, a balcony (3.0 x 5.1 m) is built. There are two
cantilever balconies (2.2 x 1.1 m) at the ends of the building. On the
courtyard side, there are halls. There was a passage leading to the mansion's
courtyard.
The main northwest facade is built of finely dressed stone, combined with
horizontal divisions of ribbon-like roughly dressed stones and pilasters. The
openings are rectangular, framed with casings. The passage opening, processed
with roughly dressed stone, ends in an arch. The decorative finish consists of
belts and cornices. On the upper floor, the wall under the window has an
original floral ornament. The volumetric-spatial composition of the facade is
dominated by a colonnade with massive columns with Ionic capitals. The latter
rest on high pedestals on the sides of the staircase and support the balcony of
the second floor, at the entrance to which there are smaller columns of the
same type. At the same time, the dynamic expressiveness of perception is due to
the balcony’s bas-reliefs, the rhythmic row of stone balusters, and the
alternating round openings in the railing of the internal staircase.
The load-bearing walls (80 cm thick) are made of mixed stones with
mortar. The street facade is built of black tuff. The ceilings are flat and
wooden. The roof is sloped. The vestibule stairs are made of cast iron, and the
balconies are made of stone and wood.
“Scientific Research Centre of Historical and Cultural Heritage” SNCO
Yerevan Municipality
