The article is devoted to the architectural and artistic analysis of the vernacular development of Rostov-on-Don in the second half of the 19th century, to identifying the ways of its formation, determining the regional conditionality and systematization of vernacular elements in residential buildings. The scientific novelty of the article is due to the fact that a detailed study of the vernacular buildings of Rostov-on-Don in the second half of the 19th century is being undertaken for the first time, the identification of vernacular features in an ordinary historical building allows us to consider it as an integral component of the regional identity of the architectural heritage that deserves to be preserved.

Keywords: architecture of Rostov-on-Don in the second half of the 19th century, vernacular buildings, Cossack hut, neo-Renaissance, neo-baroque, neo-rococo

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