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.

64. Mavromichalis House

Brief documentation:

The building was built in the second half of the 19th century by the Mavromichalis family. In this building Georgios Mavromichalis lived, who was Councilor during the Ottoman period of the city and Mayor of the city after the integration of the area into the Greek state, during the period 1922-1924. In 1935 his wife Irene sold her share of the inheritance (1/4 of the house).
It is an imposing three-storey building, which is built according to the standards of Balkan architecture of the 19th century. The basic building materials of the building are stone, visible on the ground floor of the building, and wood. The building includes stone masonry on the foundation and the ground floor. In the building there are windows and three doors, one on Mavromichali Street (on the first floor level) and another two on Pygmalionos Christidi Street. Ornate ironwork covers the windows of both the first and second floors.
Right next to the building there is a public fountain with an epigram with the date 1874. The upper side of the fountain, which was known as Mavromichali fountain, creates a balcony.


Category of thematic interest:  ARCHITECTURAL / HISTORICAL INTEREST


History:

he building was designed from the beginning to function as a residence. It does not seem to have changed use since its inception. In 1935 the wife of G. Mavromichalis sold 1/4 of the house to Cleo, wife of Pierros Pierrakos.
It was built in the second half of the 19th century by the Mavromichalis family. In this building Georgios Mavromichalis lived, Councilor during the Ottoman period of the city and mayor after the integration of the area into the Greek state, during the period 1922 – 1924. In 1935 his wife Irene sold her share of the inheritance (1/4 of the house) to Cleo, wife of Pierros Pierrakos.


Elements of architecture:

It is a three-storey imposing building, which is built according to the standards of Balkan architecture of the 19th century. The basic building materials of the building are wood and stone. The building includes stone masonry on the foundation and the ground floor. Ornate ironwork covers the windows of both the first and second floors. Just in front of the building there is a fountain, which has an epigram with the date 1874.


Description of other elements:

t is a large three-storey stone construction. In front of the building there is a fountain, which was built, as mentioned in its dedicatory inscription, by Nektarios, a priest, in 1874. The fountain is known as the Mavromichali fountain.


Purpose - Use: Residence


Characterization: Government Gazette 612B/30-4-1976 and Government Gazette 661/Β/17-5-1976, Government Gazette 1097/14.12-1995


Dating (period): Second half of the 19th century


Year of construction: Second half of the 19th century


Location of the monument: 41.14310003160047, 24.886535849366425


Bibliographic references:

•    Thomas Exarchou, Xanthi: Ten monographs (Benefactors – Donors, Tobacco Merchants and Public Figures, Mansions, Tobacco Warehouses and Buildings, 1891 – 1961), P.A.KE.THRA., Xanthi 2001


 Address:  Mavromichali 24


Visitable: No

 

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