Folklore and Historical Museum of the Progressive Union of Xanthi

Folklore and Historical Museum of the Progressive Union of Xanthi

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The building was erected during the period from 1860 to 1862 according to the plans of a Russian architect. It used to belong to the tobacco merchant Antonio Chartzoglou and hosted two families separately. However, from the research done so far, we do not know exactly, who the first resident of the building was. Chartzoglou granted half of the building to his only daughter Melpomene, wife of Demetrius Kougioumtzoglou , who was a tobacco merchant too. Since then, it is known as “Kougioumtzoglou Mansion” mainly by the action of his son, Evangelos, who worked at first as a tobacco merchant in his father’s business in Germany. Evangelos Kougioumtzoglou , a prominent member of the political and social life of the region, was active in Xanthi, Kavala and Athens.

The building was erected, during the period ,,from 1860 to 1862, according to the plans of a Russian architect. It used to belong to the tobacco merchant Antonio Chartzoglou,, and hosted two families separately. However,, from the research done so far, we do not know exactly, who the first resident of the building was. Chartzoglou granted half of the building to his only daughter Melpomene,, wife of Demetrius Kougioumtzoglou ,, who was a tobacco merchant too. Since then, it is known as, “Kougioumtzoglou Mansion”,, mainly by the action of his son, Evangelos, who worked at first as a tobacco merchant, in his father’s business in Germany. Evangelos Kougioumtzoglou ,, a prominent member of the political and social life of the region,,was active in Xanthi, Kavala and Athens.

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