The building at 44 Lenin was designed by V. V. Kharbarov. Khabarov designed many buildings in Tomsk, a handful of which still stand. The buildings are brick. The Sliavianskii Bazar, which stands on the riverbank where the Ushaika meets the Tom’, is no doubt his best-known building. Some of the intricate brickwork on this building is repeated in the 44 Lenin building. In 1891, he received a gold medal directly from the future Tsar Nicholas II for the governor’s residence building, which still stands as the “House of Scholars” near the City Garden. 44 Lenin may have been his last building. Here are some photos I took on my phone of 5 of Khabarov’s buildings that still remain: 1) school at the Alekseevskii Monastery of the Mother of God; 2) Sliavianskii Bazar; 3) building at the children’s hospital complex; 4) 44 Lenin Avenue; 5) the House of Scholars.
The monastery school is the building on the right
Slavianskii Bazar, Khabarov’s best-known building
At the Children’s Hospital
44 Lenin Ave, up close
44 Lenin Ave: plaque recognizing Khabarov
House of Scholars
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