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Priest house from Stănești, Alba county

Priest house from Stănești, Alba county

Name of the building in the museum in English: 
Priest house from Stănești, Alba county

Name of the building in local language (as used in the museum): 
Casa gospodăriei de preot din Stănești, județul Alba

Local Language: Romanian

Type of building: 
Rebuild of an original (building up the original building again, using original substance)

Museum where the building is presently located:
Complexul National Muzeal ASTRA (RO)

 

Please select extra information below:

The original building or its remains: Source and Inhabitants

Source Material

Name of the location: Stănești, Alba county | See Google Map below

Address: Stănești | Poiana Vadului | Romania

Organisation responsible for in situ excavation: 
Complexul National Muzeal ASTRA (RO)

Name of the person responsible for the excavation: 1. Ștefan Palada, 2. Iov Tolomeiu, 3. Alexiu Tatu

Role of the person documenting: 1. Curator, 2. Restorer, 3. Curator

When the excavation took place: 1986-1989, 1991-1994

Source(s): Technical report of Priest house from Stănești, Alba county (3,58 MB)

46.410948, 22.879918

Time and Inhabitants

The historical /archaeological time period of the original building is: 
Newer Era

The original building date / date of first construction of the building is: 
1800-1850

Is the information about the original building's owners / users / inhabitants known? 
Yes

Full know names: Vasile Haneș

Dates of occupation: 1994

About the original building

The original building was: 
Part of a settlement

If part of a settlement, what is the original building's environment: 
Village

What was the name of the village?
Stănești

The original function of the (original) building was: 
Residential

If the original building was residential, the primary type was:
Family house

Has the building's function of use changed through its history? 
No

Extra Information

How did the museum obtain the original building (remains)?
The building was purchased

The original building was identified, classified or assessed by:
Ștefan Palada, Iov Tolomeiu

Year of assessment:
1989

Dismantling the original building

Year of dismantling: 1991

Description of the dismantling process: 
For dismantling, initial surveys were carried out and each building element was given an identification code. After removing the shingles from the roof covering, the elements were dismantled piece by piece and transported to the museum.

Dismantling team member (primary):
1. Alexiu Tatu, 2. Iov Tolomeiu

Role of the person dismantling:
1. Curator, 2. Restorer

Components which were not translocated:

Component 1

Name of the component: shingles roof
Select material: timber - wood

 

Component 2

Name of the component: soil floor
Select material: mud - clay - sand

The building in the museum: Basic facts and Construction process

The importance

The reason to present this building in the museum is:
The building represents a social status or position, The building is important to the national or regional context

Please explain about the social status or position?
It was a priest's house and school.

Please explain its national or regional context:
The priest's house also functioned as a school, and oral tradition says that the famous revolutionary of 1848 Avram Iancu learned here.

The original building was not translocated/the reconstructed building was build on the site of the archaeological feature
No

A plan or aerial photo of the building's location within the museum

The location in the museum

Registration number / name / inventory number of the building: 
Al 11041, Priest house from Stănești, Alba county, 92B

Location in the museum: 
The building is in the wood working craft area, were a small village from Apuseni mountains is rebuild.

The building in the museum is: Part of a household

The household is: 
A household based on several households

What is the name given to the household by the museum? 
Priest's household. Avram Iancu Memorial School

What is the current location of the building within the household? 
The house is located in front of the outbuildings.

Documentation of the Construction Process

Is the organisation constructing / rebuilding the building in the museum a RETOLD partner:
Yes

Name of the organisation conducting the construction / rebuilding:
Complexul National Muzeal ASTRA (RO)

Name of the person responsible for construction:
Alexiu Tatu, Iov Tolomeiu

Role of the person within the organisation:
1. Curator, 2. Restorer

Documenting processes and objects:

Process 1

Field research and identification of the house and outbuildings.

 

Process 2

Field research for Identification of the interior objects.

 

Process 3

Purchase and reconstruction of the house.

 

Significant diversion

Is there a significant diversion in the construction from the original: 
No

Are materials, techniques or tools diverging from historical/archaeological accuracy?
No