HISTORICAL BUILDINGS
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