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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.

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

 

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