Families of Old Xanthi
The route is about 2 km long, lasts about 80 minutes and is of moderate difficulty. In it you will meet the families of old Xanthi, which in various ways contributed to the history of Xanthi, but also to the form that the old town has today. Touring the residences of old families of Xanthi, unknown aspects of their family stories will unfold and important personalities of the city will be pulled out of oblivion.

Some of the most important Christian families are: Chasirtzoglou, Stalios, Sigalas, Valixoglou, Michaloglou, Metaxas, Leontaridis, Blatsios, Angelos, Alexiou, Kalevras, Kougioumtzoglou, Kaloudis, Adamides, Christidis, Karadimoglou, Alatas. Also important were the families of Ottoman officials, such as Hamdi Bey, Muzaffer Bey, Hilmi Pasha and Memet Pasha, as well as the Jewish families of Moses and the Cohens.

Thus, the population composition of the city, the religions combination that existed and exists until today, the economic and social stratification in relation to the type and form of residence and the type of professions that found fertile ground to develop will be revealed. Many names, marking streets in old Xanthi, will come alive through this route.

22. Angelos House

Brief documentation:

his building dates back to 1920 and was originally owned by Michael Angelos. Since the mid-1990s it acquired a commercial character and operated as a Cafe Bar, while from 2015 and for a few years it operated as a hostel.
It is a three-storey building, built on the main Vasilissis Sofias Street in 1920, the year of the incorporation of Thrace into the Greek state. It is a narrow building with a total area of 120 square meters, which has a semi-basement, ground floor, first and second floor. The different levels of this building (except for the semi-basement) are separated by stepped cornices. 
The main façade of the building is characterized by the many windows that offer plenty of light inside the building. All windows and the entrance door are defined by simple frames, while false pilasters are formed at the side edges of the building. On the second floor there is a balcony with cast iron railings.


Category of thematic interest:  ARCHITECTURAL / HISTORICAL INTEREST


History:

This building dates back to 1920 and was originally owned by Michael Angelos. Since the mid-1990s it has operated as a Cafe Bar, while since 2015 and for a few years it has operated as a Hostel.


Elements of architecture:

It is a three-storey building, built in 1920 on the main street Vasilissis Sofias. It is a building of 120 square meters with semi-basement, ground floor, first and second floor. The different levels of the building, except for the semi-basement, are separated by stepped cornices. The façade of the building is characterized by the many windows that offer plenty of light inside the building. All windows and the entrance door are defined by simple frames, while false pilasters are formed at the side edges of the building. On the second floor there is a balcony with cast iron railings.


Description of other elements:

This building was originally used as a residence, while over the years it changed various uses, some with a commercial character.


Purpose - Use: Residence, Commercial space, Hotel


Characterization: ΥMATH/5385/24-11-1995, ΦΕΚ 1097/Δ/1995


Dating (period): Interwar period


Year of construction: 1920


Location of the monument: 41.14206, 24.88783


Bibliographic references:

•    Exarchou Thomas. "Islets of the city of Xanthi. The building blocks defined by Vas. Sofias-Mavromichali-Palaiologou-Vas. Constantine". Xanthi: PAKETHRA, 2002.


 Address: Vas. Sofias 3


Visitable: No

 

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