Architectural tour in Old Xanthi (80')
This route is about 3 km, about 80 minutes and of moderate difficulty. It covers almost the entire area of Old Xanthi, starting from the west and the mansion of Muzafer Bey and ending at the district of Ydragogeiou Street in the north.

Through it and the more than 50 buildings it includes, the visitor will get to know extensively the architecture of Old Xanthi. Walking through its alleys you will observe the morphological features of the mansions and houses, the shops, the schools, the churches and the metropolitan mansion, the inns, community buildings, the mosques, as well as the way in which all these are integrated into the urban fabric of the city. At the same time, he will be initiated into the architectural trends of neoclassicism, eclecticism and traditional architecture, as expressed in the various buildings of the old town.

88. G. Michaloglou House

Brief documentation:

The building was built in the early 20th century by Ioannis Michaloglou for his eldest son Gabriel. It was built just opposite the residential complex built by Ioannis Michaloglou for his 4 other sons. His sixth child, his daughter, was endowed with sums of money and pounds.
Ioannis Michaloglou was a tobacco merchant from Gjerbes in Korçë in Northern Epirus.
The building is still used as a residence.
The building is a majestic mansion with a large courtyard in front of it. There are two front doors that lead to the courtyard, while the building has a semi-basement, ground floor and first floor. The entrance door is placed in a covered recess, which supports the also covered balcony of the floor.
The neoclassical elements that characterize the building are the following: symmetry of the openings, dividing strips between the floors -with a granite cornice above the semi-basement and white color above the ground floor-, corner serrated pilasters, stepped cornice on the roof and windows of the ground floor, while the windows of the semi-basement and the first floor have a simpler cornice.
The ground floor and first floor windows have French shutters.


Category of thematic interest:  ARCHITECTURAL / HISTORICAL INTEREST


History:

The building was built in the early 20th century by Ioannis Michaloglou for his eldest son Gabriel. It was built just opposite the residential complex built by Ioannis Michaloglou for his 4 other sons. His sixth child, his daughter, was endowed with sums of money and pounds.
Ioannis Michaloglou was a tobacco merchant from Gjerbes in Korçë in Northern Epirus.
The building is still used as a residence.


Elements of architecture:

The building is a majestic mansion with a large courtyard in front of it. There are two front doors that lead to the courtyard, while the building has a semi-basement, ground floor and first floor. The entrance door is placed in a covered recess, which supports the also covered balcony of the floor.
The neoclassical elements that characterize the building are the following: symmetry of the openings, dividing strips between the floors -with a granite cornice above the semi-basement and white color above the ground floor-, corner serrated pilasters, stepped cornice on the roof and windows of the ground floor, while the windows of the semi-basement and the first floor have a simpler cornice.


Description of other elements:

The ground floor and first floor windows have French shutters.


Purpose - Use: Residence


Characterization: ΦGovernment Gazette 1097/Δ/14-12-1995, ΥMATH/5385/24-11-1995, Government Gazette 704/Β/27-11-1992, YPO/YPO/DILAP/Γ/3040/55180/29-10- 1992


Dating (period): Early 20th century


Year of construction: Early 20th century


Location of the monument: 41.14117, 24.8851


Bibliographic references:

•    Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 175.  


 Address: Agiou Vlasiou 28-30


Visitable: No

 

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