Мукомольная мельница Стройкова и Якимова, Flour mill in Samara, Russia
The Stroykov and Yakimov Mill is a four-story red brick building with arched windows and ornamental cornices located on Maxim Gorky Street. The original complex was later expanded with a six-story annex, and today the site houses a pedagogical institute.
The building was constructed between 1901 and 1903 by merchant N.V. Demkin near the Volga River mouth and designed by Samara architect Alexander Shcherbachev. After a fire in 1910, merchant V.Z. Karpov acquired the property and had a larger addition built.
The building displays typical features of early industrial architecture with red brick and decorative details that honored the milling craft. Visitors can notice on the facades the practical solutions designed for grain processing.
The building stands in the city center on a main street and is easily visible from outside, though the interior now belongs to an institute. Visitors should check beforehand if tours are available, as it is not open for casual visits.
The building was long known not only as a mill but also played a role in Samara's industrial history as a place where new processing techniques were introduced. Its transformation into a pedagogical institute gave the location a second purpose, ensuring its preservation to this day.
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