What the old house at 75 Suvorova Street hides: the history of the Rostov apartment building

The old Rostov houses have one special feature: from the outside they tell about architecture, but inside they tell about people.

One of these addresses is 75 Suvorova Street in the very center of Rostov-on-Don.

Today, a two-bedroom apartment with an area of 108 m2 is for sale in this house. But before looking inside it, it's worth remembering what this area was like more than a hundred years ago and why the very concept of "apartment building" says so much about the history of Rostov.

When Suvorov Street was called Malaya Sadovaya

The modern Suvorov Street is the former Malaya Sadovaya.The name did not appear by chance. Bolshaya Sadovaya Street passed nearby, and the new street was named by analogy with it. The first mentions of Malaya Sadovaya on the city map date back to 1884. The street began to be built up especially actively at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries - it was then that Rostov experienced rapid economic growth. It was a city of merchants, entrepreneurs, banks, trading houses, workshops and industrial enterprises.

Rostov was rapidly becoming a major business center in southern Russia, and with the city grew the number of people who needed housing in the central quarters.

Thus, a new type of real estate, an apartment building, became more and more noticeable in the urban environment.

And in 1953, Malaya Sadovaya was named after Alexander Suvorov. It is by this name that the street is known today.

An apartment building is not just an old building

Today, the expression "apartment building" sounds almost like an architectural term. For Rostov in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it was primarily a model of urban life.

The house was built or adapted in such a way that the premises could be rented to tenants. For the owner, it was a source of income, and for the citizen, it was an opportunity to live in the central part of a rapidly growing city without owning their own home.

Researchers at the Rostov Regional Museum of Local Lore note that at the beginning of the 20th century, more than 70% of the population of Rostov lived in apartment buildings; according to data from the 1910s, 786 out of 1030 houses in the city were profitable - about 76%.

It turns out an amazing thing: an apartment building was for old Rostov about the same as apartment complexes are today. Only instead of an underground parking, there is a carriage house.

What is known about house No. 75

The list of identified monuments of Rostov-on-Don, prepared by the VOOPIiK, at 75 Suvorova St., includes an apartment building from the 1900s.

This is especially interesting in the context of the street itself. The house appeared at a time when Malaya Sadovaya was actively being built up and turned into a part of the central urban space. The architectural environment that is now commonly referred to as historical Rostov was formed around it.

Moreover, Suvorova is one of the streets where old apartment buildings have been preserved in close proximity to each other. The local history list lists other historical buildings on Suvorov Street next to No. 75: houses №4, 13, 21/28, 22/19, 23, 27 and others.

That is why a walk along this street is actually a small journey through the city's history.

House No. 75 remains residential today. According to current information about the facility, it is a three-story brick building with one entrance, without an elevator. The original staircase has been preserved in the house. These details are especially valuable in old real estate.

The same applies to the materials that have been preserved inside the apartments.

Cast-iron radiators and natural marble window sills remain in the apartment offered today. And during the construction work, a capital shell wall was discovered, which they decided to preserve and turn into an element of the future interior.

This is no longer an "antique" decor. These are the real elements of the building itself.

And now about the apartment that is for sale today.

A two-bedroom apartment with an area of 108 m2 on the second floor is offered in house No. 75.

But the main value here is not only the square.

This is an apartment for a person who needs to get not just square meters in the center, but a space with a historical character.

One of the main features is a large kitchen-living room with stained glass windows and a French balcony facing Suvorova Street.

Two of the bedrooms overlook the courtyard, the quieter side of the house.

The ceiling height is about 3.5 meters, which is a rarity in itself for a modern urban apartment.

Moreover, the space is now in a state of pre-finishing.

The old partitions were dismantled, the screed was completed - in fact, the future owner was left with a blank canvas for his own project.

Old house - modern comfort

The most interesting thing about this apartment is the combination of things that usually exist in different worlds.

On the one hand, historical materials:

• natural marble;

• cast iron radiators;

• shell-shaped capital wall;

• the original staircase of the house.

On the other hand, modern engineering solutions.

The apartment has a ventilation system, heat and sound insulation works have been completed, and a built-in vacuum cleaner has been installed.

It turns out an interesting compromise: the architecture of the past and the opportunity to create an interior of the 21st century.

Here you can create a classic interior, modern eclecticism, calm minimalism or even an expressive loft.

And you don't have to simulate the age of the room. It's already there.

And another rarity for the center is its own garage.

The apartment is sold together with a private garage in the courtyard of the house.

This is quite an independent advantage for the historical center of Rostov.

From here, you can walk to Pokrovsky Square in about three minutes, and to the Don in about 18 minutes, according to the current place card.

That is, the apartment allows you to simultaneously live in the center of urban life and stay inside the intimate atmosphere of an old house.

Who can appreciate such a space?

Such an apartment may be of interest to those who want to create an interior with character on their own.

A family that needs a center and a large space.

A person of a creative profession who needs an unusual urban apartment.

An investor considering the possibility of creating a unique premium segment facility.

And just a man who once realized that he wanted to live not in a typical house, but in a place with his own biography.

Every old house has an extension.

If you are interested in an apartment in a historic building at 75 Suvorova Street, up-to-date information about the condition of the object, the price and the terms of purchase should be clarified immediately before viewing.