House of Shterić
Buildings/The house is located at the corner of two busy streets. It spans a ground floor and an upper floor. Generally a modest volume, it emphasizes the eastern gable wall, where one section rises above the remaining footprint. This shaped volume features circular windows, a mannerism characteristic of its construction period. It is assumed the eastern volume was built in another phase, with recognizable roof overhangs on the gable wall and decorative elements found in Bitola.
The original structure includes shallow secondary decorative plasterwork on the façade, particularly in the sections around and above the upper-floor windows, as well as on the eastern gable wall.
Construction year 1936
Investor / Owner Shterić Family
City / Municipality Bitola
/ Bitola
Address Dimitar Ilievski - Murato St. No. 24
Floors GF+1
Original typology
Current purpose
Protection status protected
- Building chronology (project, construction phases)The building was constructed in 1936.Number of floorsGF+1Program description (floor plan details)Residential units are located on the ground floor and upper floors.StructureThe building is constructed with a massive structural system, with solid brick walls. The roof is multi-pitched, built with a wooden substructure and covered with tiles.RoofThe roof is multi-pitched, built with a wooden substructure and covered with tiles.FaçadeThe building has a plaster façade finish, a refined façade, and on the original structure there is shallow secondary decorative plasterwork on the façade, particularly in the areas around and above the upper-floor windows and on the gable wall of the eastern façade.CarpentryThe exterior carpentry is wooden. The window openings are painted white. The entrance doors and circular windows are wooden. On the first floor, the windows have wooden exterior shutters.ContextThe house was built by order of the Shterić family. It is located at the corner of "Dimitar Ilievski-Murato" and "Nikola Tesla" streets, and is therefore visible from a wider field of view.
- RoofThe roof is multi-pitched, built with a wooden substructure and covered with tiles.FaçadeThe building has a plaster façade finish, a refined façade, and on the original structure there is shallow secondary decorative plasterwork on the façade, particularly in the areas around and above the upper-floor windows and on the gable wall of the eastern façade.CarpentryAll exterior carpentry, except for the entrance door, has been replaced with PVC fittings. The wooden shutters on the first floor have been retained.Exterior conditiongoodInterior conditiongoodExterior authenticitygoodInterior authenticitysatisfactoryModificationsIn 2010, a terrace was added to the rear side of the plot. It is also assumed that the only opening on the eastern façade may have been created later. A new entrance was opened on the northern façade for a commercial space, providing direct access from the street.
- protected It exists, but the number is unknown.
- architectural and aesthetic The aesthetics of the emphasized volume with circular windows on the eastern part of the building are characteristic of this period and are noteworthy.
- Recommendation to the owners: The value of the building should be respected when installing elements directly on the façades, and if changes are made, they should be aimed at preserving its authenticity.