HISTORICAL BUILDINGS
SCHOOL BUILDING (NORAGAVIT’S PARISH SCHOOL)
1865
State index: 1.11.9.4
Located
on 7th Noragavit Street, on the route leading to St. Gevorg Church, the
school’s history dates back to April 8, 1864, when the village community
petitioned the Synod of Etchmiadzin to establish a parish school. The school
was officially opened in February 1865.
By 1873, the school had one teacher and 30 students. In 1881, it still had one teacher but had 25 students. The school is not listed among the closed Armenian schools in 1885, suggesting it may have been closed earlier.
At
the end of 1905, the school was reopened as a biennial male school. During the
1907–1908 academic year, it had two teachers and fifty students, including 20
girls. By the 1913–1914 academic year, the school had become a three-year mixed
school with 32 boys and 28 girls. In February 1914, the school had 49 students,
and by 1917, it had 60 students, including 20 girls.
Between 1901 and 1905, a new Russian state school operated in Noragavit instead of the Armenian school. The parish school building is a large, single-story structure oriented north-south with a rectangular layout, featuring rooms arranged in a single row. The main facade is characterized by its arched windows, while the yard-facing facade is adorned with a wooden balcony extending the length of the building. The balcony has a gabled roof with a tin covering.
Constructed
from yellowish smooth tuff with a midis layout, the building measures 44 x 12
meters. Over time, the school rooms were converted into apartments for various
families. Numerous renovations have altered the building’s original appearance
significantly. The yard facade has been completely obscured by adjacent
buildings, and the windows have been modified.
“Scientific Research Centre of Historical and Cultural Heritage” SNCO
Yerevan Municipality
