HISTORICAL BUILDINGS

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GRIGOR YEGHIAZARYAN'S RESIDENTIAL HOUSE


1884


Architect: Vasily Mirzoyan,

State index: 1.6.178.4.9

Grigor Yeghiazaryan’s one-story house, constructed of orange tuff stone, is located at 8 Abovyan Street, on the corner of Abovyan and Pushkin Streets. It is adjacent to the mansion of his brother, Barsegh Yeghiazaryan.

According to a document in the National Archives of Armenia, Grigor Yeghiazaryan built the house in the early 1880s, specifically in 1884. The building comprised three apartments and was bordered by Tarkhanovsky Street (now Pushkin Street) to the east, Astafyevsky Street (now Abovyan Street) to the north, a lane to the west, and the house of M. Ananyan to the south.

Like his brother Barsegh, Grigor Yeghiazaryan was one of Yerevan’s wealthiest residents. He owned a brick factory, was a prominent public figure, and served as a member of the City Duma, contributing to the construction of several significant buildings in the city.

In the early 20th century, some rooms in the house were leased to the Indo-European Telegraph Company. Later, it was used as an orphanage for Armenian children, supported by the American Committee for Relief in the Near East. Eyewitnesses also reported that the house served as a hospital for wounded soldiers during the Battle of Sardarapat in May 1918.

The house was nationalized in August 1923. During the Soviet era, it housed several institutions, including the Yerevan City Committee of the Communist Party of Armenia (1923), the publishing house of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Armenia, the State Committee for Vocational and Technical Education, and later, the Theater of the Center for Aesthetic Education.

Following Armenia's independence, the building underwent restoration and reinforcement work, preserving its original external appearance.

The mansion is a single-story structure with a high basement floor. Its layout includes a system of rooms organized around a central hall, with the foyer measuring 73.9 square meters and the hall 37.2 square meters, both with a height of 4.5 meters. The hall is connected to the street through an entrance vestibule, which is 3.2 meters wide. On the Pushkin Street side, the building features a series of rooms arranged in a Г -shape. The basement floor mirrors the layout of the main floor.

The volume-spatial composition is highlighted by the northwest facade, which features the main entrance. This wall, along with the central part, is articulated with rectangular windows set on consoles. All openings are framed and decorated with belts, cornices, and pilasters. The vertical articulation is enhanced by flat triglyphs, and the upper wall zone is distinguished by a segmental pediment. During the Soviet period, this pediment was adorned with a five-pointed star. The street-facing facade is clad in carefully processed orange tuff, while the other facades use roughly hewn tuff.

The roofs are flat and wooden. The basements are covered with stone semi-circular vaults. The roof is pitched.

Today, the building is used as a restaurant.

“Scientific Research Centre of Historical and Cultural Heritage” SNCO

Yerevan Municipality


8 Abovyan Str.