ROMANTICISM IN THE ARCHITECTURE OF APARTMENT HOUSES OF NIKOLAI MATVEEVICH SOKOLOV

The article is devoted to the identification of romantic trends in the work of the Rostov city architect of the late XIX - early XX century Nikolai Matveevich Sokolov, reveals unknown facts of this stage of his creative activity. Most of N. M. Sokolov's works are objects of cultural heritage of regional and Federal significance. The architect was a consistent supporter of the rational direction of architecture, was a master of the «brick style». At the same time in his works, in the apartment houses under consideration, romantic features are clearly traced. The purpose of the study is to consider the objects inherent in the romantic direction of the second half of the XIX-early XX centuries, their analysis and systematization of data. The problem of this study is to identify romantic trends in the works of architect N. M. Sokolov, which influenced the creative activity of Nikolai Matveevich as a city architect of Rostov-on-don, the objects of which form the historical part of the city. The authors revealed new facts of the biography and creativity of the architect, introduced new archival materials into scientific use, systematized information about the life of the architect and his creative heritage. Special attention is paid to the current state and protection of the works of architect Nikolai Sokolov Matveevich.