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.

88. G. Michaloglou House

Brief documentation:

The building was built in the early 20th century by Ioannis Michaloglou for his eldest son Gabriel. It was built just opposite the residential complex built by Ioannis Michaloglou for his 4 other sons. His sixth child, his daughter, was endowed with sums of money and pounds.
Ioannis Michaloglou was a tobacco merchant from Gjerbes in Korçë in Northern Epirus.
The building is still used as a residence.
The building is a majestic mansion with a large courtyard in front of it. There are two front doors that lead to the courtyard, while the building has a semi-basement, ground floor and first floor. The entrance door is placed in a covered recess, which supports the also covered balcony of the floor.
The neoclassical elements that characterize the building are the following: symmetry of the openings, dividing strips between the floors -with a granite cornice above the semi-basement and white color above the ground floor-, corner serrated pilasters, stepped cornice on the roof and windows of the ground floor, while the windows of the semi-basement and the first floor have a simpler cornice.
The ground floor and first floor windows have French shutters.


Category of thematic interest:  ARCHITECTURAL / HISTORICAL INTEREST


History:

The building was built in the early 20th century by Ioannis Michaloglou for his eldest son Gabriel. It was built just opposite the residential complex built by Ioannis Michaloglou for his 4 other sons. His sixth child, his daughter, was endowed with sums of money and pounds.
Ioannis Michaloglou was a tobacco merchant from Gjerbes in Korçë in Northern Epirus.
The building is still used as a residence.


Elements of architecture:

The building is a majestic mansion with a large courtyard in front of it. There are two front doors that lead to the courtyard, while the building has a semi-basement, ground floor and first floor. The entrance door is placed in a covered recess, which supports the also covered balcony of the floor.
The neoclassical elements that characterize the building are the following: symmetry of the openings, dividing strips between the floors -with a granite cornice above the semi-basement and white color above the ground floor-, corner serrated pilasters, stepped cornice on the roof and windows of the ground floor, while the windows of the semi-basement and the first floor have a simpler cornice.


Description of other elements:

The ground floor and first floor windows have French shutters.


Purpose - Use: Residence


Characterization: ΦGovernment Gazette 1097/Δ/14-12-1995, ΥMATH/5385/24-11-1995, Government Gazette 704/Β/27-11-1992, YPO/YPO/DILAP/Γ/3040/55180/29-10- 1992


Dating (period): Early 20th century


Year of construction: Early 20th century


Location of the monument: 41.14117, 24.8851


Bibliographic references:

•    Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 175.  


 Address: Agiou Vlasiou 28-30


Visitable: No

 

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