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"Строительное отделение Виленского губернского правления"

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The Construction Department of the Vilnius governorate board examined and approved civil construction projects in the governorate, issued permits for construction of various buildings, supervised the construction, and monitored the safety of the buildings. The collection includes documents regarding the construction and opening of synagogues and prayer houses in Vilnius at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Inter alia, these documents allow researchers to study these processes and to learn about the obstacles that arose along the way. The materials include also graphic plans of the buildings --

Reference Code
LVIA-Vilnius-382
Original Reference Code
Lietuvos Valstybinis istorijos archyvas;fond number 382
Dates
1885-1910
Consists of
15 files.
Languages
Russian;
Description
The collection contains materials of the Vilnius governorate board construction department from the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century that relate to construction and opening of synagogues and prayer houses in Vilnius. The records include requests from Jews and graphic plans of the buildings. For example, the collection includes drawings from 1887 for the construction of a synagogue building for retired soldiers on the outskirts of Vilna (Naujas miestas). Another example is a file from 1895-1898 which contains a petition from the head of the Main Synagogue, Samuil Solts, to rebuild the synagogue. A file from 1909 contains records on construction of a synagogue by coachmen. There is also a file from 1908-1909 which contains records regarding permission to move the Lubavitcher Hasidim synagogue from Nemetskaia Street to Opatow's house on Vilenskaia Street.
Title "Строительное отделение Виленского губернского правления".
Notes The archive includes copies of selected materials from the collection of the Construction Department of the Vilnius Governorate Board in the Lithuanian State Historical Archives (LVIA).
Host Item Lietuvos valstybės istorijos archyvas (LVIA), Vilnius - Copied Material
Level of Description Sub-Fonds Record
Biographical summary In 1864, the reform of the bodies supervising the construction in the Russian Empire was proclaimed and following this the Construction Department of the Vilnius governorate board was established. The department mainly examined and approved civil construction projects, issued permits for various buildings, supervised construction in the governorate, and monitored the safety of the buildings.
Language Note Russian
National Library system number 997010929374105171
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Виленская городская управа.

Kantor, Leib

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Vilniaus Didžioji sinagoga = The Great Synagogue of Vilnius / Algė Jankevičienė.

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Vilniaus Didzioji sinagoga : The Great Synagogue of Vilnius / Alge Jankeviciene.

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