House · Ancient Monument

Such part of the house of Hadji Smith as is situated on Government property

Yeroskipou, Paphos District · Ottoman

Such part of the house of Hadji Smith as is situated on Government property: a house in Yeroskipou, Paphos District. Protected by Order in Council in 1949. 3 dated records of work on it, 1950 to 2007, with sources.

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Paphos District, about 34°46′ N, 32°27′ E

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Protection

Antiquities Law
  1. 28 February 1949
  2. 28 February 1949
  3. 24 November 1949
  4. 24 November 1949

What was done when

3 records
  1. 1950

    House in Yeroskipou of the British Consular Agent in Paphos, declared ancient monument; repaired 1950 to hold folk art collection.

    Repair and conservation

    As printed

    “the house of Hadjismith was repaired in 1950 to accommodate a small collection of works of folk art.”

    Sophoclis Hadjisavvas, "The Ancient Monuments of Cyprus", Cyprus Today vol. 23, no. 2 (April–June 1985), pp. 12–16, p. 16.

  2. 1950

    House of British Consular Agent in Paphos, declared Ancient Monument; repaired 1950 to hold folk art collection.

    Repair and conservation

    As printed

    “the house of Hadjismith was repaired in 1950 to accommodate a small collection of works of folk art”

    Frosso Egoumenidou, "The Department of Antiquities and the Protection of Monuments of the Recent Past", Cyprus Today vol. 23, no. 2 (April–June 1985), pp. 16–21, p. 16.

  3. 2007

    Restoration of the woodwork, treated with insecticide.

    Repair and conservation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2007 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 50

In the literature

4
  1. 1994

    Major works on the house housing the folk art museum of Geroskipou.

    Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1994», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 119 (1995), pp. 799-838, p. 838

  2. 2000

    House housing the Folk Art Museum of Yeroskipou; works undertaken in 2000.

    Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2000», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 125 (2001), pp. 743-777, p. 777

  3. 2006

    Worn gypsum marble tiles of the upper-floor iliakos were replaced and exterior timber treated with oil. Printed costs: Government contribution 2.306.

    Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 55

  4. Undated

    18th-century traditional two-storied stone house, housing the Folk Art Museum under the Department of Antiquities; once part of Zymboulakis family grand house, later British consulate at Paphos.

    As printed

    “is housed in an 18th century traditional house of historic importance”

    Frosso Egoumenides, "State Prizes for Literature", Cyprus Today vol. 22, no. 2-3 (May–December 1984), pp. 30–34, p. 34.

Sources

  1. 1.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 3424 of 28 February 1949, No. 87, The Antiquities Laws, 1935 and 1945: Notice under section 6 (2) (proposed declaration), by the Director of Antiquities (made 28 February 1949), First Schedule, Paphos, pp. 119–120 Online
  2. 2.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 3424 of 28 February 1949, No. 88, The Antiquities Laws, 1935 and 1945: Notice under section 6 (2) (proposed declaration), by the Director of Antiquities (made 28 February 1949), Second Schedule, Paphos, pp. 121–123 Online
  3. 3.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 3470 of 1 December 1949, No. 455, The Antiquities Laws, 1935 and 1945: Order in Council No. 2390 made under section 6 (1) (made 24 November 1949), First Schedule, Paphos, pp. 529–530 Online
  4. 4.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 3470 of 1 December 1949, No. 454, The Antiquities Laws, 1935 and 1945: Order in Council No. 2389 made under section 6 (1) (made 24 November 1949), Second Schedule, Paphos item 24, pp. 527–529 Online
  5. 5.Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1994», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 119 (1995), pp. 799-838, p. 838
  6. 6.Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2000», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 125 (2001), pp. 743-777, p. 777
  7. 7.Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 55
  8. 8.Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2007 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 50
  9. 9.Frosso Egoumenides, "State Prizes for Literature", Cyprus Today vol. 22, no. 2-3 (May–December 1984), pp. 30–34, p. 34.
  10. 10.Sophoclis Hadjisavvas, "The Ancient Monuments of Cyprus", Cyprus Today vol. 23, no. 2 (April–June 1985), pp. 12–16, p. 16.
  11. 11.Frosso Egoumenidou, "The Department of Antiquities and the Protection of Monuments of the Recent Past", Cyprus Today vol. 23, no. 2 (April–June 1985), pp. 16–21, p. 16.

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