Description of the attraction
At the end of the eighteenth century, on Konstantinovskaya Street (now Sovetskaya Street), there was a building of the Evangelical Lutheran consistory, which was occupied by immigrants from Europe who profess the Protestant faith.
In 1880, the consistory transferred to Moscow sells a yard with buildings to a representative of the local German diaspora - Robert Karlovich Ert. The Ertov family's activities, engaged in the supply of agricultural implements and machines from the best European and American factories, began in Saratov in 1875.
At the end of the nineteenth century, the building of the consistory was completely rebuilt according to the project of the architect Yu. N. Terlikov. It was supplemented with ornamental masonry, turrets, decorative bindings, and on one of the walls of the house was painted an advertising panel for a locomobile, which has survived to this day. In 1900, a large extension was made to the house for a warehouse for agricultural machines and implements. Ertov's business flourished and at the beginning of the twentieth century, in addition to the Trading House on Konstantinovskaya Street, the family had branches in Balakovo, Mozdok, Khasavyurt, Uralsk, and a little later branches were opened in Omsk, Chelyabinsk and Orenburg. Erty also owned a mechanical plant, several residential buildings and a personal power plant that provided lighting not only for production and storage facilities, but also 15 mansions, including the governor's house.
In 1915, one of the sons of Robert Karlovich was convicted of having links with the German military structures and was imprisoned, after which the Ertov family, having sold all their property, left Russia.
In Soviet times, various institutions were located in the house, and the city service of Vodokanal has been managing the courtyard buildings and premises for a long time to this day. The well-preserved building of the Ertov Trading House is now occupied by one of the political parties.
