Nazperver Kalfa Ottoman Primary School

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Construction Year:

1792-1793

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered By:

Nazperver Kalfa (Chief Treasurer)

Architect:

Unknown

Changes After Construction:
  • Survey, restitution, and restoration projects were prepared for the building in 2006; the implementation was recorded as “completed.”
  • In the foundation restoration yearbook, the building was listed as a “2011 / allocated” project.
  • The building was used for a period as a provincial association facility.
Prominent Features:
  • The building is also known as the Hazinedar Usta Mektebi.
  • Its inscription gives the date A.H. 1207 and states that the patron was a hazinedar.
  • The building is two-story and has a rectangular plan.
  • The school is entered through a marble gate with Baroque ornamentation opening onto the courtyard.
  • With its primary school, graveyard, and fountain components, the building forms a small waqf complex.
  • The fountain is dated to 1792.