The house of peasant Sergeev from the village of Logmoruchey
 "Дом Сергеева из д. Логморучей")
 "Дом Сергеева из д. Логморучей")
- Exposition sector:
- Russians of Zaonezhye
- Date of construction:
- Early 20th century
- Builder:
- Local carpenters
- Original location:
- the Prionezhye District, the Village of Logmoruchey, Прионежский
- Overall dimensions:
- 8.0×9.0×21.0
- Building materials:
- pine.
- Protection:
- The structure is under federal protection.
This type of a house is called in Russian ‘brus’, i. e. a rectangle framework in plan, within which successively are located the habitable part in front, the anteroom in the middle and the section including household areas behind. The basis of the design of the structure is a gaunt parallelepiped covered with an asymmetrical gable roof (one eave is lower than the other).
The habitable part is uplifted high above the ground to keep warm.
The internal wall divides the space into ‘gornitsa’ (a sitting-room) and an anteroom (‘seni’) with a complementary room for living.It is noted that this room can be entered both from the anteroom and ‘gornitsa’. There is a storeroom underneath to which doorway is under the stairs that lead to the habitable part.
The household section is two-storied; includes cattle-sheds on the lower floor and a workshop on the upper one. The walls of the upper portion rest on pillars dug deep into ground. The ramp to the shed is set at right angle to the main facade. Folding gates in the western and eastern walls open to the household area on the lower floor. There is a pass-through between the gates.
The main facade numbers six windows. A double attic window is on the pediment. The house is set on a loose-rock foundation according to dry-stack wall technique. The framework is assembled of pine logs fixed according to the traditional method with the log ends protruding or extending beyond the corners of each wall (a notch joint called in Russian ‘v oblo’). A two-ply board roof is packed with ruberoid.
Windows of the habitable part and the attic-window are decorated with volutes, decorative window trim features false shutters. There are some carvings and fretwork on the ‘facial’ boards. The carvings are in the form of rectangular cogs and small pyramidions placed like in a brickwork, the fretwork includes circles. The planking of ceilings is semi-cylindrical.
The habitable part is heated with a Russian stove located to the right of the doorway. The stove faces the main wall. There is a stove-bench in the sitting-room. The original interior has not been reconstructed. The active area is used as a showroom.
