House of brothers Martyn (Red house)-a building in Rostov-on-don, located at the intersection of Bolshaya Sadovaya street and Krepostnoy lane. The house was built in 1893 by architect N. M. Sokolova. The first owner of the building was a British subject Ivan Romanovich Martyn. The house of brothers Martyn has the status of the object of cultural heritage of Federal value.
The two-storey house of red brick was built in 1893 by Rostov architect Nikolai Matveevich Sokolov. The house is built in the spirit of pseudo-direction of eclecticism, it combines elements of Russian and German architecture. In the corner part of the house there is a Bay window with a pointed tower.
Initially, the building was owned by a British citizen Ivan Romanovich Martyn, then his wife-PI Martyn. Then the house belonged to their sons — Vasily, George, Ivan. The family of Martyn in Rostov-on-don belonged to the foundry-mechanical plant "John Martyn and Kº", located near the house In 1910 George Martyn was a U.S. Consul, and his reception room was located in the house of the brothers Martyn.
In the 1920s the building was nationalized. On the first floor there are various institutions, and on the second – communal apartments. After the great Patriotic war, the building was renovated, during which Dormer Windows on the roof were lost. In 1980-1990-ies the building was occupied by the house of the artist, there was a shop, exhibition-opening and antique stall.
In 2007, the building was transferred to the balance of the State Museum-reserve M. A. Sholokhov, after which began its restoration. It is planned that after the repair works in the house of the brothers Martyn will be a branch of the Museum.