Amazing history of 4 houses

While traveling in Batumi, you would surely be fascinated by the amazing streets and beautiful houses and wonder how they were built? Who do they belong to and what is their history?
In this Blog, we present to you the stories of four amazing houses you must visit when visiting the seaside town.

House of Nikoloz Sabashvili
In Batumi, at the intersection of Konstantine Gamsakhurdia and Memed Abashidze streets, a White House is located, which attracts everyone's attention due to its carved facade and sophisticated architecture. The building was built by Nikoloz Sabashvili (Sabaev) at the end of the 19th century and is made in the Renaissance-Baroque style. The building is made of brick, plastered, richly decorated with plastic decor. The corner of the building is cut off and at the level of the upper two floors it is finished with a round risalite, which rests on the powerful figures of the Atlanteans. The carved titans were added to the house later in the 10s of the 20th century. Georgian sculptor Serafime Pololikashvili worked on the atlantes and carvings of the Sabashvili house facade. After the conquest of Georgia by the Bolsheviks, Nikoloz Sabashvili was deprived of all his property, including this house. In one part of the building, the Batumi branch of the Russia-China Bank, as well as the Ministry of Finance of Adjara, later the Prosecutor's Office, and currently the administration of the Government of Adjara are located.

Greek Doctor's House
In Batumi, at 33 Rustaveli Street, there is a beautiful two-story house with a round porch and a balcony. This house originally belonged to a Greek doctor, Timoleon Triandafilidis. While studying in Paris, he met his future wife, originally from Batumi - Vera Kotliarevskaya, and they chose a seaside town to live in. During the cholera epidemic in Batumi, Timoleon treated sick patients free of charge in specially equipped barracks, and in 1902 he was elected as a member of the Batumi Council.

Seeing this house will give you an amazing sense of peace, but the history of its owner is not so peaceful. Dr. Triandafilidis' life ended tragically, he was kidnapped from his home and 30,000 manats were demanded as a ransom from his family. After the money was not received, the city's most famous doctor was killed and his body was dumped in the street.

US Consulate
In Batumi, at Rustaveli Street No. 7, the United States Consulate is located. At the end of the 19th century, consulates of dozens of countries, including the US consulate were opened in Batumi, in the most important city in the South Caucasus. During the Soviet occupation, the security service "Cheka" was established in the building where the American consul used to sit, and the fate of people who became "harmful to society" for the Soviet system was decided here.

Consulate of Sweden
In 1888, at the initiative of the Swedish Foreign Ministry, the Swedish Consulate was
established in Batumi, the building of which is still standing at 5 Dumbadze Street and has been converted into a hotel. This amazingly sophisticated and attractive building has a criminal history from the past. On October 3, 1906, two men killed the Vice- Consul Gustav August Haager near the consulate. The Swedish agency demanded a quick investigation of the mentioned fact by the Russian authorities and the diplomatic corps, but the killers hid and the case was closed, which made this case even more mysterious. After the conquest of Georgia by Russia and the establishment of the Soviet regime, the Swedish consulate in Batumi stopped its activities.