Formerly: Tobolskaya Street, 1; now: Dzerzhinsky Street, 13
This one-story wooden house, constructed in 1910, is one of the few remaining examples of traditional six-wall wooden residential buildings. It is notable for its unique, intricately carved facade.
The structure is a fairly large single-story wooden house with several courtyard extensions, some of which were added in the second half of the 20th century. Its artistic expressiveness lies in the contrast between the simplicity of its smooth walls and the richly detailed baroque-style window surrounds. To counterbalance the elongated facade, the proportions of the carved elements are exaggerated: the finial vase of the window pediment reaches up to the cornice, while the window apron extends down to the foundation.
The house is adorned with carved floral ornamentation – vines, leaves, flower heads, and lush grape clusters. In Christian symbolism, the grapevine represents Christ; its branches signify the apostles, and the fruit symbolizes good deeds. For this reason, mature grape clusters are often found in the carvings of iconostases in Russian churches. Since the 17th century, Tyumen’s woodcarvers were renowned for their intricately carved iconostases, and elements of that sacred tradition – particularly floral motifs – later began to appear on domestic architectural details like window frames. Each carved detail bore symbolic meaning and reflected the deep spiritual relationship people had with the appearance of their home.
The side facades are similarly decorated with ornate window frames, while the rear facade is more modest, featuring simple apron boards with blind carvings resembling draped curtains. The entrance vestibule features a suspended canopy and a steeply pitched decorative gable roof with a distinctive silhouette.
Inside the house, two fireplaces with ceramic tile borders have survived, along with decorative plaster cornices and ceiling medallions in linear-geometric patterns.
The house belonged to the merchant Antonina Terentyevna Rogozina and operated as a guesthouse. She was an unmarried woman without children, and she rented out rooms to visiting merchants. The «Tura» station was located less than a verst (just over a kilometer) away, making this house functionally a travelers’ inn or small hotel.
On March 30, 1987, the building was placed under state protection by a resolution of the Executive Committee of the Tyumen Regional Council of People's Deputies, and it is now recognized as a cultural heritage site of regional significance.
