Birth house of Anton Chekhov

The birthplace of Anton Chekhov is a historic house in , Russia, where the writer Anton Chekhov was born. It is now a writer's house museum. In 1916, the Taganrog City Council supported the initiative of the Chekhov Circle and acquired the house and grounds on Chekhov Street 69 to conserve the house of Anton Chekhov.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: historic house in Taganrog, Russia
  • Also known as: “birth house of Anton Chekhov”, “birthplace of Anton Chekhov”, and “Birthplace of Anton Chekhov”
  • Address: улица Чехова 69, Таганрог, 347900

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Taganrog Museum of Art and Alferaki Palace.

Museum
was officially inaugurated in 1968, but the basis of the museum collection was formed by the end of the 19th century, when the art department of the 's city museum was established. is situated 370 metres north of Birth house of Anton Chekhov.

Museum
Photo: Fargoh, CC0.
is a museum in , Russia, originally the home of the wealthy merchant Nikolay Alferaki. It was built in 1848 by the architect Andrei Stackenschneider on Frunze Street, in downtown . is situated 770 metres north of Birth house of Anton Chekhov.

Museum
Photo: Alexander Roumega, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum reserve in , , located in a house in which from 1923 to 1966 lived writer Ivan Dmitrievich Vasilenko, winner of the Stalin Prize. is situated 540 metres northwest of Birth house of Anton Chekhov.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taganrog and Petrushino.

Photo: Mark Antokolsky, Public domain.
is the second largest city in , known as the home city of Anton Chekhov.

Village
Photo: Алексей Петров, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Birth house of Anton Chekhov.

Village
Photo: Alexander Roumega, CC0.
is a village, which is situated 9 km northeast of Birth house of Anton Chekhov.

Birth house of Anton Chekhov

Latitude
47.20695° or 47° 12′ 25″ north
Longitude
38.93136° or 38° 55′ 53″ east
Inception
1950
Levels
2
Open location code
8GVW6W4J+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 335592516
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q4917013
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Birth house of Anton Chekhov” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Չեխովի տնակ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Anton Çexovun evi”
  • Bashkir: “Чехов йорто”
  • Belarusian: “Дамок Чэхава”
  • Belarusian: “Домік Чэхава”
  • Estonian: “Tšehhovi sünnikodu”
  • French: “maison natale de Tchekhov”
  • French: “Maison natale de Tchekhov”
  • Georgian: “ჩეხოვის პატარა სახლი”
  • German: “Anton-Tschechow-Geburtshaus”
  • German: “Tschechow-Haus”
  • Greek: “Γενέθλιος οικία του Αντόν Τσέχωφ”
  • Hungarian: “Anton Csehov szülőháza”
  • Macedonian: “Родна куќа на Антон Чехов”
  • Polish: “Dom Czechowa”
  • Russian: “Домик Чехова”
  • Slovenian: “Rojstna hiša Antona Čehova”
  • Ukrainian: “Будинок Чехова”
  • Ukrainian: “Будиночок Чехова”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Таганрогский авиационный колледж им. В. М. Петлякова and Дезинфекционная станция.

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