House of the Gjorgovi Brothers

The building was constructed in 1930.

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The ground floor housed a shop and a tavern with an entrance at the corner, while the upper floors were designated for residential use, with independent living units (one unit per floor). The entrance to the residential part is located on the southern side. This division of purposes remains unchanged to this day. In the period after the liberation, when the first Gjorgov house was nationalized, the entire family lived in this house, while the tavern and the shop were closed, and the ground floor was occupied by the state enterprise "Angro Vardar."

The building was constructed with a massive load-bearing system. The roof structure is wooden.

Multi-pitched roof covered with roofing tiles. The extension of the roof over the oriels supported on the eastern main façade.

The façade is plastered and painted in two shades of yellow. Ceramic ornaments, limited stucco decoration, and decorative window railings made of wrought iron are used as façade decoration. There is no decoration on the rear façade.

The exterior carpentry consists of wooden windows and doors. The protective railings on the windows of the southern façade are made of wrought iron, skillfully designed.

The house, with its eastern façade, opens directly onto the main street, while its southern façade, where the entrance to the residential part is located, faces a small, private, dead-end pathway.

With its representative volume and the ground floor that housed the Gjorgovi family's tavern and shop, the house fit seamlessly into the context of the main street in Veles, where the shops of some of the most renowned Veles trading families such as Levkovi, Shukarevi, Palashevi, and Organdjievi operated, along with the photography shop of Damaskin Manushev. Through his architectural work in Veles, Nikolay Solontsev introduced new architectural influences, initiating a process of modernization in architectural design modeled after the new European house style.

Multi-pitched roof with roofing tiles.

The façade is plastered and painted in two shades of yellow. Ceramic ornaments, limited stucco decoration, and decorative window railings made of wrought iron are used as façade decoration. There is no decoration on the rear façade.

The exterior carpentry consists of wooden windows and doors. The protective railings on the windows of the southern façade are made of wrought iron

The house, with its eastern façade, opens directly onto the main street, while its southern façade, where the entrance to the residential part is located, faces a small, private, dead-end pathway.

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After the liberation of Veles, the eave supported by the three decorative oriels and pillars on the eastern façade of the house was removed, and the attic space was transformed into a third floor, leading to changes in the roof structure. The pillars were removed, but the decorative oriels remained and still exist today. The ground floor, which housed the Gjorgovi family's tavern and shop, was nationalized and repurposed as the state enterprise "Angro Vardar", resulting in changes to its appearance and spatial concept. After denationalization, when the family regained their first house, a connection was made with metal stairs and bridges between their two houses, for which an opening was created in the western façade. The ground floor has been/is rented out to various companies whose interior design concepts and advertisements have not always aligned with the overall façade design of the house (the storefront profiles of the current tenant partially cover the original ceramic detail on the corner of the façade). PVC shutters have been installed on all windows. The roof has been renovated and covered with new roofing tiles.

not protected

historical architectural and aesthetic emotional From a historical perspective, it is interesting to note that until nearly the end of her life (in the year 2000), Rahilka Firfova – Raca (married to Nikola Gjorgov) lived on the top floor of the house. She was the great love and inspiration of the Macedonian poet Kosta Solev Racin.

The relevant cultural heritage protection institutions and other decision-makers are urged to: Taking into account the authenticity, state of preservation, and the cultural-historical significance of the building as an inseparable part of the development of Veles, recognize it as architectural cultural heritage from the period between the two World Wars and include it in the inventory of valuable properties. 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.

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