The Merchant Shamsutdinov's Trading House is a historical building located in Petropavl, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. It is situated on Constitution Street and was built in 1904 as a commercial building. The structure is preserved as part of the cultural heritage of the city and holds the status of a Monument of Culture.
History
The building was constructed by the businessman M.K. Shamsutdinov. Following its original commercial use, it was later occupied by a partnership known as Nazmetdinova and Co. In the early years of Soviet power, the building housed a paid outpatient clinic, and subsequently a city pharmacy on the first floor. The second floor was occupied for many years by the Petropavlovsk city committee of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan and the North-Kazakhstan Regional Committee of the Young Communist League of Kazakhstan.
Architecture
The monument is a two-story brick building, rectangular in plan. On the second floor, there is a wide wooden front staircase located along the wall. The main facade is decorated with figural elements of brickwork and parapet walls, completed with brick columns. The interior of the second floor features noteworthy arched door openings in the corridor. The foundations are of brick band construction, the floors are wooden and insulated, and the roof is fitted with drain pipes.
The building is considered an example of historical design of provincial commercial premises. It is a typical city building of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, expressed in planned integrated brick construction for business and trade purposes, and forms part of the architectural heritage of the city.
Preservation
The building was placed under state protection by decision of the Regional Executive Committee (No. 478 of 11/11/79). Materials relating to the building are stored in the North Kazakhstan State Archive and the Real Estate Center for the North-Kazakhstan region of the Registration Service of the Kazakhstan Ministry of Justice.
