The building of the Noble Assembly is located in the center of Mahilioŭ. A monument of civil architecture of the second half of the 19th century.

The building was built in the second half of the 19th century. In 1895 it belonged to the merchant Cetlin and housed the Noble Assembly and a library. From 1903 to 1909, the house belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Ivan Cimoščanka. At that time, sessions, meetings of various organizations, lectures, holidays and anniversaries were held in the hall on the second floor. There was a women's circle in the building, where they were engaged in embroidery, knitting and other women's affairs. In October 1905, a literary-musical-drama circle was opened in the building, which existed until 1917. In 1912, the circle united about 300 people. It consisted of a symphony orchestra and a choir.

Since 1909, the house was owned by the paramedic Nieŭch Davydavič Paŭlavicki, the owner of the city's second cinema "Modern". He bought a neighboring two-story house from the merchant Chanin. In these buildings, he opened the Venice Hotel, a restaurant, grocery, fruit, haberdashery stores and a shoe workshop . In 1913—1914 Paŭlavicki completed the addition of the second floor with 10 rooms in the same style, rebuilt the interior, furnished the club hall. The facade of the building has survived to this day.

In 1915, the house housed the Mahilioŭ Women's Committee for the Procurement of Warm Clothes for the Army. It was chaired by the wife of the Mogilev governor Jaŭhienija Piĺc.

In 1918, the building of the then civil club housed the excise department, the Civil Hotel and a cafeteria. The Red Army club was also located here.

During the Nazi occupation of Mahilioŭ (1941—1944), one of the departments of the city administration and a library were located in the building. After the liberation of the city, in 1944, the building was taken away for the needs of the Communist Party. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the basement housed the civil defense headquarters, and the library was located to the right of the building. In 1972, the city House of Culture was opened in this building. Today it houses the Mahilioŭ City Center of Culture and Leisure.

Publication date: 30.09.2021.

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