The Kukol-Yasnopolsky manor house is an architectural monument of national importance on the edge of the village of Kuyanivka in the Bilopillia region. The house was built in the 1840s in the classical style.
History
It was part of a large estate belonging to the local landowners, the Kukol-Yasnopolskys. It included the masonry Church of John the Warrior, which Fedir Kukol-Yasnopolsky erected in 1803–1812, and a park with a gazebo and a family mausoleum. In 1918, the estate was nationalised and handed over to a sugar factory. It housed a school for peasant children, followed by a factory club.
Architecture
The house is made of brick, two storeys high, plastered and whitewashed, with a corridor layout. The facade is restrained, as befits classicism. Inside, the decor and paintings of the main hall, divided into two parts by an arcade, have been preserved.
What to consider
The location is close to the border with Russia, and communities in the Sumy region regularly come under shelling. Before your trip, check the restrictions imposed by the Sumy Regional Military Administration, monitor air raid alerts and find the nearest shelter in advance.
Nearby
Sumy Regional Museum of Local History, Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral — in the centre of Sumy.
