The construction of the house was made by unknown masters in 1835-1840. Its owner, a wealthy merchant and farmer, whose trade with silk and spices led him to India, showed a rich fantasy and exquisite taste when ordering the construction and the decoration of the house. The plot of irregular shape is located on the lower terrace under the Balabanov's House. The house is located in the southeastern corner, leaving space for agricultural premises, a bathroom with a dressing room and a basement (storage) in the small but arranged yard, where the invariable marble reservoir and fountain are placed. The bathroom is of oriental type with domes, arched niches and marble floor with 'hypocaust' floor heating. The entrance to the dressing room is from the ground floor of the house. At the far end of the yard is the basement, built entirely of stone with iron doors and window grilles. Under the painted canopy above the entrance of the basement there is a fresco painting depicting a picturesque house, an entrance to the courtyard, and a small room that resembles the buildings located in the courtyard.
The facade of the house, facing the courtyard, has a central portico with wooden columns inscribed inwards. The wooden door at the entrance leads into the big parlor around which several rooms are located. A single-flight staircase at the bottom leads to the upper floor with a large parlor, surrounded by rooms with lush decorations. It is the work of craftsmen who have painted the rooms inside and out with wall piers, garlands, still life and landscapes with landmarks from Constantinople, Athens, Alexandria, Stockholm, and castles and gardens by seas and mountains. The threaded ceilings with geometric ornaments are additionally painted in Oriental style. In the marble faucet-fountain, rose water still flows. The Hindliyan House illustrated urban life from the middle of the 19th century.

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