Restoration of the Martyn brothers house as a bright example of the work of the architect N.M. Socolow

Academy of Architecture and Arts of the Southern Federal University, Bolshaya Sadovaya Str., 105/42, 344006, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

^* Corresponding author: miss.smiyukha21@yandex.ru

Abstract

The paper discusses the history of the Martyn Brothers House, as well as the practice of restoring this object of cultural heritage of federal significance. The author of the mansion is Nikolai Matveevich Sokolov (1859-1906), the city architect of the late XIX - early XX centuries in Rostov-on-Don. To characterize the measures for the protection and modern practice of restoration of one of the brightest examples of N. M. Sokolov’s creativity – the Martyn Brothers House in Rostov-on-Don. The main method of research was historical analysis - the study of the origin, formation and development of objects in chronological order, as well as archival and full-scale surveys of the object, photo fixation. The characteristic of practice of restoration of works of “brick style” using Martyn Brothers House as a bright example of the work of the architect N.M. Sokolov was given. The mansion is of scientific and practical interest. During the research, the main techniques and methods used in restoration practice that can be used by modern restorers were identified. After the completion of restoration work on the site of the Martyn Brothers House, the original historical and architectural appearance of the magnificent monument of the late XIX century was restored, taking into account all the lost parts of the building.