Neoclassical and eclectic buildings of old Xanthi
The route is about 1 km long, lasts about 60 minutes and is of low difficulty. It starts from Michaloglou mansions and ends approximately next to the river Kosynthos. In it, the visitor has the opportunity to get acquainted with the styles of neoclassicism and eclecticism, as expressed in numerous buildings of old Xanthi.

Neoclassicism emerged in the 18th and 19th centuries and is strongly influenced by the principles governing the architecture of classical antiquity. The buildings are distinguished for the simplicity of their geometric forms, the Doric detail, the simplicity, the absolute symmetry, the dividing lines of the vertical spreads and the pilasters with false capitals at the corners.

Eclecticism, on the other hand, is the architectural style of the 19th and 20th centuries, in which a variety of elements from various eras and styles are selected and used, in a single building. In Xanthi, influences from neoclassicism (e.g. absolute symmetry, verticality) are recognized, while individual elements bear influences from Art Deco (e.g. strong decorative mood), Central Europe (e.g. turret roof configuration or turret development), English Baroque (e.g. the use of red brick) and Romanesque style (e.g. arched openings and curved arches).

100. Paraschos House

Brief documentation:

The fully restored mansion belonged to the family of tobacco merchants Paraschos (Paraschidis). It was built in the late 19th century.
It is a building influenced by neoclassicism, with a semi-basement, elevated ground floor and first floor. Access to the building is through the courtyard and an imposing roofed staircase. Above the front door there is a balcony with protective iron bars and patio doors with arched overhead and pilasters.
There are dividing lines between the different levels of the building, openings lined up with absolute symmetry and corner pilasters with false capitals.
Apart from the frame that all windows have, those on the first floor also have triangular pediments and a serrated cornice at their bottom. There is a similar cornice on the roof of the building.
The building is protected by a wall with pillars and railing.
Among the family members Nikolaos stood out, an important photographer based in London and with the logo of N.C.P. (Nicolaos Constantaki Paraschos) on the photos. Around 1900, Paraschos published in London a small number of postcards on Xanthi.


Category of thematic interest:  ARCHITECTURAL / HISTORICAL INTEREST


History:

The fully restored mansion belonged to the family of tobacco merchants Paraschos (Paraschidis). It was built at the end of the 19th century in the tobacco merchants' district on Agiou Athanasiou Street, next to the homonymous chapel.


Elements of architecture:

It is a building influenced by neoclassicism, with a semi-basement, elevated ground floor and first floor. There is access to the building through the courtyard and an imposing roofed staircase. Above the front door there is a balcony with protective iron bars and patio doors with arched overhead and pilasters.
There are dividing lines between the different levels of the building, openings lined up with absolute symmetry and corner pilasters with false capitals.
Apart from the frame that all windows have, those on the first floor also have triangular pediments and a serrated cornice at their bottom. There is a similar cornice on the roof of the building.
The building is protected by a wall with pillars and railing.


Description of other elements:

Among the family members Nikolaos stood out, an important photographer based in London and with the logo of N.C.P. (Nicolaos Constantaki Paraschos) on the photos. Around 1900, Paraschos published in London a small number of postcards on Xanthi.


Purpose - Use: Residence


Characterization: Ministry of Culture / Ministry of Culture / DILAP / C / 3249 / 10024 / 03-01-1991, Government Gazette 162 / Β / 21-03- 1991


Dating (period): Late 19th century


Year of construction: Late 19th century


Monument location: 41.1415, 24.88618


Bibliographic references:

•    Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 155
•    Aivaliotis Vasilios, Adamantidou Sofia. "Lord Nalbantoglou, the Paraschidis family and their relationship with the Lalagka, Hasirtzoglou and Zouliami families". Xanthi: PACKETHRA 2008.


 Address: Agiou Athanasiou 8


Visitable: No

 

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