Elementary School "Brakja Miladinovci" / Currently Municipality of Struga
Buildings/The building constructed in 1934 is a simple rectangular volume with ground floor plus one upper floor (GF+1) and a hipped roof. It is located on a plot that faces the Drim River, right at the point where it flows into Lake Ohrid and near the Bridge of Poetry. As a built environment, it is situated within a protected monumental complex alongside the Ministry of Defense building and next to the Cultural Center.
Construction year 1934
Investor / Owner Draga Jeftić
City / Municipality Struga
/ Struga
Address Partizanska St. No. 4
Floors GF+1
Original typology
Current purpose
Protection status protected
- Building chronology (project, construction phases)The building was constructed in 1934.Number of floorsGF+1StructureThe building is constructed with a massive system, using solid brick for the walls. The inter-floor structure and the roof are made of wood, with tiles used as the roofing material.RoofHipped roof with a wooden substructure, covered with roofing tiles.FaçadeThe façade is plastered, with horizontal friezes used at the inter-floor structure and the canopies. On the upper floor of the eastern façade, in the central part of the building, there is a balcony with a crafted balustrade supported by polygonally shaped columns, and above it, there is a decorated semicircular tympanum centrally positioned on the façade.CarpentryThe exterior and interior carpentry is made of wood. The windows have been rhythmically placed.ContextIt is located on a plot that faces the Drim River, right at the point where it flows into Lake Ohrid and near the Bridge of Poetry. It is situated alongside next to the Cultural Center and the Ministry of Defense building.
- RoofHipped roof with a wooden substructure; the roof covering (tiles) has been replaced in recent times, but its authenticity has not been compromised.FaçadeThe building has retained its original façade appearance. The façade is plastered in a light yellow color, with horizontal friezes used only at the inter-floor structure and the eaves. On the upper floor of the eastern façade, in the central part of the building, there is a balcony with a crafted balustrade supported by polygonally shaped columns, and above it, there is a semicircular tympanum centrally positioned on the façade, which was decorated in the past.CarpentryThe exterior carpentry is made of PVC, while inside there are new wooden doors and PVC partitions on the ground floor.Building surroundingsPaved with granite tiles, asphalt, and greenery.Interior / Communal spacesFloor of ceramic tiles in the corridors and staircase core, laminate in the offices, halls, and entrance area, wooden doors, partitions made of drywall. Two types of railings: iron railing with a profiled wooden handrail and iron railing with a stainless steel handrail on the stairs.Exterior conditiongoodInterior conditiongoodExterior authenticitysatisfactoryInterior authenticitypoorModificationsReplacement of carpentry. Facade and roof repair. Interior renovation.
- protected Decision for temporary protection Ref. no. 18-182 from 25.03.2011
- societal/social historical Given its original purpose as a school, its later use as a barracks for soldiers, and its current function as an administrative building for the Municipality of Struga, the building derives its historical and social value.
- 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.
- Elaborate for the valorization of the educational complex at "Partizanska" St. No. 4 on cadastral parcel 2231/1 in Struga, prepared by the NI Institute and Museum - Ohrid.