Lapathiotis House, Protected heritage building in Exarcheia, Athens, Greece

The Lapathiotis House is a protected residential building in the Exarcheia district of Athens, located at the corner of Kountouriotou and Oikonomou streets. The structure displays typical features of Athens residential architecture and is officially registered as a cultural monument.

Built in the early 1870s, the house belonged to the interwar poet Napoleon Lapathiotis (1888–1944), who lived there for over 40 years and wrote most of his poetry in it. He committed suicide in the house on 8 January 1944, during the German occupation, in extreme poverty; his friends paid for the funeral by collection. In 1984 the Ministry of Culture designated it a protected historic and architectural monument.

The house bears the name of Napoleon Lapathiotis (1888–1944), a poet of the interwar years who lived here for over 40 years. His autobiography "I Zoi mou" appeared in 29 instalments in the magazine "Bouketo". He died in poverty in January 1944, and friends paid for his funeral by collection.

The house stands at the corner of Kountouriotou 23 and Oikonomou 30, below the Strefi hill in Exarcheia. The building is in poor condition and at risk of collapse, with restoration work under way since early 2023, so it is seen from the street rather than entered. The surrounding lanes are steep in places.

Napoleon Lapathiotis lived in this house for over 40 years and wrote most of his poetry there. He died in poverty in January 1944, and friends raised money by collection to pay for his funeral. His autobiography "My Life" appeared in 29 instalments in the magazine Bouketo.