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Before us stands an impressive example of Second Empire architecture with evident French academic influence. The mansion features a monumental symmetrical façade and a characteristic mansard roof with decorative slate tiles adorned with an ornate crest.
The three-story façade is designed according to classical canons with clear horizontal articulation. The first floor is encircled by an elegant colonnade with Doric columns supporting a spacious terrace on the second level with a refined metal balustrade. The central part of the façade is accentuated by a slight projection crowned with a triangular pediment above the window of the mansard floor.
The window openings on the second floor are decorated with exquisite casings and pediments on brackets, giving the building a solemn, aristocratic character. The mansard floor is pierced by four dormers with richly ornamented frames that emphasize the vertical divisions of the composition.
The white walls combined with the gray color of the roof and metal elements create an elegant color contrast. A well-maintained formal garden with a fountain serving as the compositional center of the landscape design is laid out in front of the mansion. All this underscores the historical significance of the building as an excellent example of residential architecture of the affluent class from the second half of the 19th century.