The house was built in 1914 to the design of architect . It housed the offices and residence of ,
major-general . After the 1917
Russian Revolution and the establishment of
Soviet power, the house was nationalized. For a time it was occupied by various offices, institutions, residential apartments and a hostel of the soviet school. Some of the original decor was lost . In the 2000s, the second floor of the house was occupied by the
governor of Rostov Oblast Vladimir Chub and his family. The building was restored and a new Italian elevator was installed. The three-storey house occupies the corner of the block, its facades front
Pushkinskaya Street and . The house is built in the
Art Nouveau style with
gothic elements. The uniform architectural and artistic appearance of the facades is determined by the forms of window openings,
bay windows, and sections set forward or back. The ground floor is
rusticated. Gothic features of the design include a
frieze with three-quarter columns, decorative
kokoshniks over the first floor windows. The facades of the building are crowned with
attics with
lancet niches. The main entrance has the form of a lancet arch. The corner of the building is emphasized with a hexagonal bay window framed with a balcony at the level of the second floor and topped with a turret with a dome. Initially, figures of knights were placed on a parapet of the tower, but these were dismantled in the 1960s. The Ivan Zvorykin House has a complex layout. It is divided into two sections with separate entrances: from
Pushkinskaya Street and from . Each section has a two-flight staircase and an elevator. Apartments are located around the staircase. == References ==