Melkonov-Yezekov House
A commercial and residential building that once stood at the heart of Rostov-on-Don, destroyed during the Second World War.
At a glance
The Melkonov-Yezekov House was a revenue house built in the late 19th century at 71 Bolshaya Sadovaya Street, combining commercial shops and private apartments under one roof. Its location at the intersection with Bolshoy Stolypinsky Avenue (now Voroshilovsky Avenue) placed it in the city’s commercial heart.
History
Built during Russia’s period of industrial expansion, the house served the growing merchant class of Rostov-on-Don. It functioned as a mixed-use revenue house, generating income through ground-floor commercial premises and residential leasing. The building stood for more than six decades until 1942, when it was destroyed during the Second World War amid the fighting that engulfed southern Russia.
What you see
The house no longer exists. Historical records provide limited architectural details about its original design and appearance.
Cultural significance
The Melkonov-Yezekov House represents a lost chapter of Rostov-on-Don’s 19th-century urban development. As a revenue house, it exemplified the practical architecture of the commercial era, when cities grew through investment in mixed-use buildings that combined retail and residential space. Its destruction during wartime reflects the broader devastation inflicted on Russian cities during the Second World War.
Key facts
- Country: Russia
- City: Rostov-on-Don
- Address: 71 Bolshaya Sadovaya Street, at intersection with Bolshoy Stolypinsky Avenue (now Voroshilovsky Avenue)
- Coordinates: 47.22277778, 39.71888889
- Period: Late 19th century
- Type: Revenue house with commercial and residential uses
- Destroyed: 1942, during the Second World War
Practical information & getting there
The building no longer stands. The site remains in central Rostov-on-Don; you can visit the location where it once intersected Bolshaya Sadovaya Street and Voroshilovsky Avenue to appreciate the urban fabric of this important Russian city.
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