55. Shop and house of Alexiou – Kokori
Brief documentation:
The building on the corner of Orfeos and Filippou Amiridis streets was constructed at an unknown date, initially to function as a shop on the ground floor and a residence on the first floor. It belonged to Thomas Alexiou (1925-2001), who also served as MP for Xanthi. The Alexiou family was engaged in confectionery. The building was resold by the heirs of the family in 2000 to new owners and operates as a café-bar, one of many in this area.
It is located on Orfeos Street, which is one of the most central and busiest streets in the traditional settlement of old Xanthi.
It is a two-storey tiled building with a scholarly urban style and neoclassical elements, which are particularly distinct in the frames of the windows on the upper floor.
Initially, the ground floor housed a pastry shop, while the first floor was the owner's residence.
The windows of the first floor are covered with shutters of French type, while the iron construction of the ground floor with the decorated cast iron columns is also interesting.
Category of thematic interest: ARCHITECTURAL / HISTORICAL INTEREST
History:
The building was constructed at an unknown date, to function as a shop on the ground floor and a residence on the first floor. It originally belonged to Thomas Alexiou (1925-2001), who also served as MP for Xanthi. The Alexiou family was engaged in confectionery. The building was resold by the heirs in 2000 to new owners and operates as a café-bar, in one of the most central streets of old Xanthi.
Elements of architecture:
It is a two-storey tiled building with a scholarly urban style and neoclassical elements, especially in the frames of the windows on the first floor.
Initially, the ground floor housed a pastry shop, while the first floor was the owner's residence.
Description of other elements:
The windows of the first floor are covered with French shutters, while the iron construction of the ground floor with the decorated cast iron columns is also interesting.
Purpose - Use: Residence, Commercial space
Characterization: Institution of the Ministry of Culture, Decision DILAP/C/1895/30606, Government Gazette 483/87
Dating (period): Unknown
Year of construction: Unknown
Location of the monument: 41.143021634440586, 24.887428179541114
Bibliographic references:
• Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 91
Address: Orfeos 6
Visitable: Yes