The House of Marko Stanojević, according to family tradition, was built at the end of the 19th century. It is set on a low foundation made of rubble stone in mud mortar. The walls of the rooms are constructed in a bondruk (timber frame) construction with infill made of reed, while the corner part, where the ‘kuća’ (central room in traditional Serbian houses) is located, is built from hewn oak beams joined by ‘chert’. In the southwest part of the house, there is a shortened porch, enclosed on the lower and upper sides with sunken shingles, from which the interior of the house is accessed. The four-pitched roof is covered with tiles, with two brick chimneys.
The building has a four-part base consisting of the ‘house’ and three rooms. The ‘kuća’ contains an open hearth, and among the immovable furniture, there is a cupboard fixed to the wall of the ‘house’. The room windows, featuring horizontal wooden bars and double-leaf wooden shutters with decorative hinges, are visually striking, and the ‘house’ has a small opening on the beams with a chuber.
Due to its developed and specific spatial organization, the interesting and authentic shortened porch, the preserved open hearth in the ‘kuća’, and the characteristic details, this cultural monument testifies to the social values and the social context of the time it was built, thus representing an important example of folk architecture. Due to its architectural, socio-cultural, and aesthetic values, it represents an important achievement in the folk architectural heritage of Serbia from the late 19th century.
THE HOUSE OF MARKO STANOJEVIĆ
IN THE VILLAGE OF LESKOVAC
The House of Marko Stanojević in the Village of Leskovac, Knić Municipality, was declared a cultural heritage by the Decision of the Government of the Republic of Serbia No. 663-15245/2014 on December 7, 2014.
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