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"Mitarakiko" is located in Kambos of the island of Chios and is one
of its most significant estates. Inside it stand the impressive main building,
the auxiliary building "anestatiko", a second ground-floor building (atelier)
and the old mansion with the pebble-paved yard surrounded by a reservoir, sitting
benches and a well.
"Mitarakiko" was the home of the famous Greek painter G. Mitarakis,
who mainly used the ground-floor building (atelier) for his residence. The main
building and the atelier were built after the 1881 earthquake, after the turn
of the century.
By a ministerial decree of 1992, the buildings, the reservoir, the
well, the fountain the pebble-paved yard and the wall surrounding the estate together
with N. Platis' orchard inside the protection zone, were all identified as historical
and preserved monuments.
Not all the buildings have been restored but nevertheless they are
preserved in a very good condition. The main building is uninhabited but the orchard
is being cultivated.
This text is cited June 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.
"Tetteriko" is today the biggest estate in Kambos, and within its
10 acres stand the main building (mansion), two other auxiliary buildings and
a well-worked pebble-paved yard surrounded by a reservoir, a well and a fountain.
The main building, of a highest quality architecture, was destroyed
at the 1881 earthquake and rebuilt right after this, following the patterns of
the neoclassical technique, like the rest of the Kambos buildings.
By a ministerial decree of 1990, the buildings, the reservoir, the
well, the fountain the pebble-paved yard and the wall surrounding the estate together
with Antoine Tetteris’ orchard inside the protection zone, were all identified
as works of art and preserved monuments.
This text is cited June 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.
Kambos in Chios island is a unique ensemble of agricultural settlements that serves as an exceptional example for the harmonic coexistence of residence, agricultural and auxiliary buildings, that stand in 200 estates surrounded by high walls. Equal in number with the estates are mansions of high architectural quality and auxiliary buildings, elaborate pebble-paved yards, reservoirs, wells and citrus orchards.
Kambos has a history that goes back to Byzantium. Byzantines were followed by the island’s conquerors, the Genoans and the Turks, the 1822 massacre and the terrible 1881 earthquake, events that influenced life in Kambos. However, despite all these disasters, conquests and changes, Kambos kept its character unspoiled from the 14th century until our days.
Many mansions have been restored and are used either as residences or as lodges. The residence character of the Kambos mansions still survives in a great extend and some of them (around ten) have been transformed into lodges while almost all the orchards are being cultivated.
The area within Kambos’ current limits has been identified as an historical location, according to the topographic diagram 1:5.000 and beyond it, up to one property width.
This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.
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