Timofey Groshikov, a merchant and ship owner, in 1897 built himself in the very center of Vetka, on Red Square, a two-story mansion, corresponding to the importance of his person and the nobility of the family.
At the end of the 19th century, the brothers Timofey, Cyprian, Ivan and Danila Groshikovs were respected merchants and shipowners. They built their ships not only in Gomel and Vetka, but also abroad, in particular, in East Prussia. The Groshikovs owned several vessels: the Delovoy tug, the Invincible, Liver, and Resolute cargo and passenger steamers, and their Progress passenger steamer sailed between Vetka and Gomel.
The eldest of the brothers, Timofey Groshikov, lived in Vetka in his two-story brick mansion. The building was erected on a high plinth, in the spirit of historicism with motives of the Gothic style. The main design elements of its facade are lancet windows. The internal space of the house is small, it consists of four rooms, united by one hallway. The largest hall - the living room (24 sq. M) - has five windows.
Nowadays, the house of the merchant-Old Believer Groshikov houses the state cultural institution “Vetka Museum of Old Believers and Belarusian Traditions. F.G. Shklyarov ".
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