Post office, Lenina 93, Tomsk, Post office and cultural heritage site at Lenina 93, Tomsk, Russia
The post office at Lenina 93 is a classical building with detailed stonework and a symmetrical facade positioned prominently on the street. The structure displays craftsmanship typical of Russian administrative buildings from its construction period.
The Tomsk district post office opened in 1782 under the Tobolsk provincial post office, and in 1799 it received its own building below Yurtochnaya Hill. When the Tomsk Governorate was formed in 1804, it became the governorate post office, overseeing the Biysk, Kainsk, Kuznetsk and Narym expeditions. The present two-storey brick building on Lenina Avenue was erected in 1899–1901 to plans by civil engineer Novikov, supervised by architect Fortunat Gut, with Viktor Khabarov taking part in the works.
The building's postal and telegraph functions gave the street its former name, Pochtamtskaya (Post Street), before it became Lenina Avenue. The two-storey brick structure was designed by civil engineer Novikov under architect Fortunat Gut, with Viktor Khabarov taking part in the works.
The post office stands at 93 Lenin Avenue, on the odd-numbered side of the avenue in the city centre, and can be reached on foot from the surrounding streets. It still operates as a working post office, so the interior is open during counter hours while the brick facade can be seen from the pavement at any time.
The 1899–1901 brick building was designed by civil engineer Novikov under architect Fortunat Gut, with Viktor Khabarov taking part in the works. It replaced earlier premises, including the 1799 building under Yurtochnaya Mountain, and housed both post and telegraph.
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