Pinsk. Orda house.
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Belarus, Brest region, Pinsk, Lenin St., 38
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In the city of Pinsk, on Lenin pedestrian street, there is a building of Orda house. Leontina Orda, the daughter-in-law of composer and artist Napoleon Orda, who hails from Polesie, was the hostess here. L. Orda was engaged in extensive charitable and social activities. During the civil war, there was a military unit headquarters in the building, as evidenced by a commemorative plaque. During the interwar period, during the years of the Polish state, the Orda library was located here. Currently, shops and offices of organizations are located on the ground floor of the building.
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1Алег Дзьячкоу
02.01.2025
Pinsk. Orda house.
While walking along Lenin pedestrian street in Pinsk, pay attention to the stone two-story building number 38. Locals call this building the 'Orda house'. The building is located at the intersection of Butrimovich Street and Lenin Street, opposite the building of the men's gymnasium.
The house was built in the late 19th-early 20th century in an eclectic style. The owner of the building was Leontina Orda, who was the daughter-in-law of the famous artist and composer Napoleon Orda (1807-1883). Leontina Orda owned the local Hoyna estate. She was brought up in the traditions of patriotism, and was actively involved in charity work. She was the chairman of the Society for the Protection of Animals and helped local children to get an education.
During the Civil War in 1919, this building housed the headquarters of the 2nd Soviet insurgent Polessky Regiment, commanded by Fyodor Kozubovsky (1895-1938), a military and cultural figure, and a Ukrainian archaeologist. The regiment under the command of F. Kozubovsky took part in the liberation of the city of Pinsk from the Kaiser's troops. In honor of this event, a memorial plaque is installed on the building.
After the Peace of Riga, since 1921, when Pinsk was part of the Polish state, the Orda Library operated in the Orda house.
The building was built in the 'brick style', which was popular in the Russian Empire at that time. The building has two floors. The corner of the house is cut off and decorated with a faceted bay window that towers over the entrance to the building. Above the corner there is a figured pediment with a cocoanut.
The building now houses shops and residential apartments.