In 1897, an estate in the Art Nouveau style was built in the village of Rauhala, near the town of Lahdenpohja. It is a one-story building made of red brick with decorative white elements. In 1911, a second floor was added to the building.
The estate was built from red brick in the Finnish Art Nouveau style at the end of the 19th century. The building belonged to the Winter family, who finally settled there in 1897. A generation of the family lived in this estate for just under 30 years. Originally, the building was one story, and only in 1911 was the second floor added.
The facade bears the inscription "J W 1911," which stood for the initials of the house owner – Dr. John Winter, who presumably held the position of chief pharmacist of the town of Lahdenpohja and was a relative of Gustav Winter — a surgeon from Sortavala. In the 1930s, the house became state property under the jurisdiction of military aviation. After the Great Patriotic War, the building housed the central estate of the "Yakkimsky" state farm. In 1991, the building was purchased by AOZT "Mikli," which specialized in timber harvesting and wood processing production. Currently, the building belongs to the timber harvesting company LLC "Mikli." Since March 2020, it has been under state protection as a regional architectural monument.
Sources:
https://dzen.ru/a/X-YPutuh60r49c4F
https://sorola.ru/articles/dostoprimechatelnosti-goroda-lakhdenpokhya/
