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The Elders’ council of Xanthi and its representatives
The route is about 2 km long, lasts about 60 minutes and is of moderate difficulty. It starts from the district of Agios Vlasios and ends at the district of Akathist Hymn. In it, the visitor will have the opportunity to learn through the buildings about the Greek Orthodox community, the Elders of Xanthi, the most important elders, as well as about buildings related to the activity of the community.

The Elders’ council was the administrative system of the Greek Orthodox community during the Ottoman Empire. The elders, otherwise known as provosts or kodjabashis, were unpaid or salaried representatives, elected by Christians with the approval of the Ottomans. On the one hand, they facilitated the administration and collection of taxes on behalf of the Ottomans and, on the other, they administered the community, took care of its schools, managed the revenues of churches, monasteries and community property, resolved court issues and imposed penitentiary penalties. President of the Elders’ council was the Metropolitan of Xanthi and Peritheoriou. Active metropolitans were Eugenios (1792-1848) and Ioakeim Sgouros (1864-1912). In Xanthi, the Elders met at the Church of Timios Prodromos and later at the Metropolitan Mansion. The schools of the Elders’ council consisted of the Stalios Kindergarten, the Matsinis School, while a school also operated in the courtyard of Agios Vlasios. Well-known names who served as Elders are Michaloglou, Valixoglou, Karabetsis, Chasirtzoglou, Stalios, Sigalas, Matsinis, Velios, Ladas, Stavropoulos etc. Many of them served as ecclesiastical commissioners in the various churches of the city, as curators/teachers of schools, while their benefactions and donations to the Greek Orthodox community of Xanthi were important.

98. Stavropoulos House

Brief documentation:

The house was built in the district of Akathist Hymn in 1900 by Avgoustis Stavropoulos, who was engaged in the trade of hardware, ironmongery and colonial goods. This illustrious family was one of the first in Xanthi to buy a car in 1920.
The building belongs to the descendant of the family, Aikaterini (Kaiti) Stavropoulou-Vlachou, a distinguished painter. Her works, which are distinguished by realism, are also exhibited in the Municipal Art Gallery of Xanthi.
The building is a three-storey mansion with neoclassical influences, ground floor and two floors. The different floors of the building are separated by a line, while pilasters and stepped cornices are formed at the corners.
The many openings in the façade of the building have simple frames, are arranged in perfect symmetry and offer plenty of light inside the building. The windows of the upper floor have stepped sills and cornices and are closed with French shutters.
The façade is characterized by the balcony in the center of the second floor, above the staircase and the main entrance that opens onto the first floor. The balcony, decorated with iron rosettes, is supported with iron corbels.
The building inside preserves various frescoes by M. Dimopoulos, depicting landscapes etc. 

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

History:

he house was built in the district of Akathisto Hymn in 1900 by Avgoustis Stavropoulos, who was engaged in the trade of hardware, ironmongery and colonial goods. This illustrious family was one of the first in Xanthi to buy a car in 1920.
The building belongs to the descendant of the family, Aikaterini (Kaiti) Stavropoulou-Vlachou, a retired kindergarten teacher and distinguished painter. Her works, which are distinguished by realism, are also exhibited in the Municipal Art Gallery of Xanthi.

Elements of architecture:

The building is a three-storey mansion built on particularly sloping ground. It has neoclassical influences, ground floor and two floors. The different floors of the building are separated by a line, while pilasters and stepped cornices are formed at the corners.
The many openings in the façade of the building have simple frames, are arranged in perfect symmetry and offer plenty of light inside the building. The windows of the upper floor have stepped sills and cornices and are closed with French shutters.

The façade is characterized by the balcony on the second floor above the central staircase and the main entrance on the first floor. The balcony, decorated with iron rosettes, is supported with iron corbels.

Description of other elements:

 The building inside preserves various frescoes by M. Dimopoulos, depicting landscapes etc.

Purpose - Use: Residence

Characterization: Ministry of Culture / Ministry of Culture / DILAP / C / 2625 / 43281 / 12-01-1989, Government Gazette 72 / B / 01-02- 1989

Dating (period): Early 20th century

Year of construction: 1900

Location of the monument: 41.14436, 24.88518

Bibliographic references:

•    Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 115

 Address: Vyronos 8

Visitable: No

 

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