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Families of Old Xanthi
This route is about 2 km, lasting about 60 minutes and of moderate difficulty. In it you will meet the families of old Xanthi, who 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, rather 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 families of the Greek Orthodox community 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 commanders, such as Hamdi Bey, Muzaffer Bey, Hilmi Pasha and Memet Pasha, as well as the Jewish families of Aaron Moses and the Cohens.

Through this route, the population composition of the city will be revealed, the religions combination that existed and exists until today, the economic and social stratification in direct correlation with the type and form of residence and the type of professions developed. Many names, marking streets in old Xanthi, will come alive and will be understood through this route.

42. Mansion of Triantafyllidis-Tragaki – P.A.KE.THRA.

Brief documentation:

The building was built in 1903 in the district of Agios Georgios on behalf of Eleni Triantafyllidis-Tragaki (1900-1984). In 1995 the Ministry of Macedonia-Thrace declared the mansion a listed building of category A, placing it under absolute protection.
In 2001 the Cultural Development Center of Thrace (P.A.KE.THRA.) purchased the building with the full sponsorship of the A. G. Leventis Cultural Foundation and with the assistance of the Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and Cultural Heritage. Its restoration took place gradually until 2012 and today it is the headquarters of PAKETHRA.
The mansion is a three-storey building, of simple architecture, located in the district of Agios Georgios. There is a semi-basement, ground floor, first and second floor. The different levels of the building are defined by a flat cornice (except for the floors). The openings of the building, windows and the entrance, are delimited by simple frames. The windows in the semi-basement and on the first floor have ironwork.
On the first floor, on the side façade, there is a protrusion of the interior, which is constructed according to the Western European standards of erker. Above this protrusion is formed the balcony of the second floor.

Category of thematic interest:  ARCHITECTURAL / HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL / FOLKLORE INTEREST

History:

The building was built in 1903 in the district of Agios Georgios on behalf of Eleni Triantafyllidis-Tragaki (1900-1984). In 1995 the Ministry of Macedonia-Thrace declared the mansion a listed building of category A, placing it under absolute protection. In 2001 the Cultural Development Center of Thrace (P.A.KE.THRA.) purchased the building with the full sponsorship of the A. G. Leventis Cultural Foundation and with the assistance of the Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and Cultural Heritage. Its restoration took place gradually until 2012 and today it is the headquarters of PAKETHRA.

Elements of architecture:

The mansion is a three-storey building, of simple architecture, located in the district of Agios Georgios. There is a semi-basement, ground floor, first and second floor. The different levels of the building are defined by a flat cornice (except for the floors). The openings of the building, windows and the entrance, are delimited by simple frames. The windows in the semi-basement and on the first floor have ironwork. On the first floor, on the side façade, there is a protrusion of the interior, which is manufactured according to the Western European standards of Erker. Above this protrusion is formed the balcony of the second floor.

Description of other elements:

The decoration on its exterior is quite simple.

Purpose - Use: Residence, Cultural space

Characterization: Preservable, Institution of the Ministry of Education, Category "A", Decision 5385, Government Gazette 1097/95

Dating (period): Early 20th century

Year of construction: 1903

Location of the monument: 41.141648, 24.885799

Bibliographic references:

•    Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 161

 Address: Markou Botsari 20

Visitable: No

 

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