Places

The Plebania building (19th century

The Polish School building (1921.

The building of the vocational school (1903

At the corner of Plekhanov and Vorovsky Streets in 1903, a two-story eclectic former vocational school building was built of brick on a massive basement, which still impresses with its architecture. The building has been taken under state protection. Restoration and restoration work is underway.

The Town Hall building (XVIII century)

The building of the Real College (1903-07

The L-shaped two-story brick school building is built on a high basement in the classical style. This rather large-scale building has a symmetrical composition of the main facade. The real school once had steam heating, centralized plumbing and oak parquet in all rooms. During the Second World War, the building was significantly damaged and stood in ruins until 1953. He is currently located at 36 Zimmerman Street.

The synagogue building (late 19th century).

The first Jewish community settled in the city around the middle of the 16th century. Within 100 years, there were five Jewish prayer houses and an educational institution on the streets of Chechersk. Until the middle of the 19th century. Jews made up the majority of the city's population. At the very beginning of the 19th century, perhaps in 1800, a stone synagogue was built, which has survived to this day with minor alterations. The interior decoration of the temple is lost.

The prison building (mid-19th century)

The infamous Vileiskaya classical-style prison was built of brick in 1854. Its first prisoners were participants in the uprising of 1863-1864, then sailors from the battleship Potemkin, Belarusian politicians, poet V. Tavlai, world-famous scientist B. Kit, one of the leaders of the BNR A. Lutsevich. A memorial stone has been erected at the Forest Cemetery in memory of the dead prisoners of the Vileyskaya prison.

The theater building (1888

This building, which can be called the hallmark of the city, was built in the neo-Russian brick style in 1888. A year later, the first theatrical season was inaugurated. The auditorium is located in the center of the building and is decorated with decorative wooden carvings. The theater has five hundred seats. The hall is framed by lobby corridors, on the other side of which there are dressing rooms and administrative offices.

Railway station building (1897

The brick building of the railway station, built in 1897, has been preserved here. Even today, this eclectic building admires the quality of the brickwork and the harmony of the connection of the various volumes of the building. At first glance, it seems that this is a preserved part of some ancient castle or manor house.

The school building (1894

The school building (1924

The hospital building (early 19th century).

This place was located in Rechitsky district Incl. The settlement has been known since the beginning of the XVI century. It belonged to the Khaletskys, Volovichi. The act of partition of the Belarusian lands was signed here during the first partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The hospital building, built of brick in the early 19th century, has been preserved. Today, the building has been adapted for an Orthodox church.

The watermill (1822

A brick mill was built on the banks of the Krivoy River in the village of Kamennoe-Krivoe in 1822. There is a bridge nearby, near the former dam. If the walls preserved in the watermill are covered with a roof, the building can still serve. They say that someone tried to buy back the mill, but judging by the condition, it is now abandoned.

The watermill (1859

This small watermill has been preserved in the estate of the Vankovichi, the famous noble family of the Russian Empire, from which artists, writers, and participants in the uprising of 1863-1864 came. The mill was built in the 1850s. The ground floor is made of rubble stone, with a door and small windows. The building itself is made of wooden beams. The mill has been perfectly preserved, perhaps it was still working quite recently. There is a mill on the Volma River.

The watermill (1869

The brick watermill was built in 1869. In the middle of the twentieth century, under Soviet rule, due to the deterioration of the main mechanisms and the shallowing of the river, an electric motor was installed in the mill, and it worked until the mid-1980s. Today, the building is abandoned, although at low cost it could be turned into an industrial or even residential building.

The watermill (1873

The Plisa River, which flows into G172, runs past the village, smartly winding through the flat countryside.. On the edge of the village, near the bridge over the Plisa River, you can see a watermill built of stone and brick in 1873. It was owned by a local rich nobleman, who most likely died somewhere in Siberia at the beginning of the last century. For a long time, the mill worked for the local collective farm. Today it is abandoned.

The watermill (1877

The sturdy brick watermill building was built here in 1877. It can still be restored. There is a pond nearby, and there are century-old green giants. A diligent owner could put this picturesque place in order.

The watermill (1878

The Salmon River is the main waterway of these neighborhoods. A watermill made of rubble stone and brick has been operating on it in the village of Tarusichi since 1878. Since an agricultural estate is currently located nearby, it is hoped that the construction of the mill will be mothballed.

The watermill (1886

The Watermill (1886

Not far from the village, near a small bridge, there is a well-preserved watermill building, built in 1886. The ground floor is made of fieldstone, has an entrance door and small low windows. The mill itself is made of wooden beams. On the other bank, the foundation and entrance staircase of the manor house are in ruins.

The watermill (1886

On Borunskaya St., which is the P95 road that turns into the P48 road leading towards the Trabow, in front of the bridge over the Golshanka River, you can see an old wooden watermill built in 1886 by a local wealthy Jewish Miller. In the 2010s, the mill was still running on electricity. Today, he urgently needs a responsible owner or conservation and protection.

The watermill (1887

The watermill, built of hewn fieldstone in 1887, has been restored today and is used as a country coffee shop. Various celebrations are held here, and you can relax in nature.

The watermill (1911

Watermill (1915, ruins

The Watermill (1938

On the banks of the small and today slightly shallow river Lideika, which flows through the well-known city of Lida, we can see this watermill. It is built of concrete blocks on a solid stone foundation. Most likely, this is one of the estates of the noble family of the Tukals, who owned the neighboring estate. Thanks to the sign embedded in the wall, we have the opportunity to thoroughly know the nickname of the person who built this mill, and possibly was its owner – this is Mikhail Orekhvo.

Watermill (Lenina, 2

Watermill (ruins

Watermill (ruins

Watermill (ruins

Watermill (ruins

A stone and brick mill was built on the Usa River in 1849. The structure has a very picturesque texture, despite the fact that it is an industrial structure. Both those who built this mill and those who commissioned its construction also pursued the important goal of this building – to please the human eye with the elegance of the walls.