Building located on the street Kunga, 24 in Liepaja, according to experts, is a unique architectural monument not only Latvia, but also in all Baltic countries. This building is the house of Peter I. as a result of architecturally-art inventory of the building, made at the request of the present owner, the house was built in the first half of the seventeenth century. Since that time he has kept a roof made of tiles, and the original Gables.

For the first time in history, the mention of this building appeared in 1697, when Peter the great visited Liepaja. The great Emperor lived here a week. After that, the house is called the House of Peter.

In April 1697, the Great Embassy of Peter the great arrived in Liepaja. The Duchy of Courland all travel expenses from Jelgava kindly took over. In Liepaja Peter first saw the open Baltic sea, for which later fought my whole life. And the local port with a shipyard was of genuine interest. From Liepaja the Emperor writes a letter to G. I. Golovkin and sends him purchased here two small books, the Bible, lemons and oranges". But the message of A. A. Vinius Peter writes that he had seen in a local pharmacy alcoholized Salamander. It is clear that the king walked all urban bookstores, shops and pharmacies. Most likely, the guest is told and shown the Church of St. Anne, finished in 1675 brick. Later in her set a beautiful carved altar made of mahogany. Here the king also had the opportunity to listen to the organ music.

In the house a while, and the coaching in. Inside the discovered profiles, beams decorating the ceiling. Similar decor in Latvia was found only in 3 places in the countryside. And the fact that these elements of decoration found in the house in town, makes it a unique monument of architecture of the epoch of Renaissance burgher mannerism.

In one of the residential areas was found pasted painting on fabric. On taupe ground the 2 black vertical stem is wrapped in yellow tape, from which diverge the white and red petals. On another wall you can recognize an oval medallion and a fragment of a garland. And traces of black-white-gray acanthus leaves and blue-red-white-black painting on a gray background.

Today the appearance of the house was rebuilt in 1797, when the street side of the van made a door in the style of late classicism. In 1922, on the right put the door easier. At the same time there were present the door at the end of XIX century in neo-Baroque style brought from another building. And the hole in the ceiling in the Central room, through which he raised the goods under the roof of wooden architecture in Latvia has never met.

In the years 1952-1992 in the House Petra is located a number of apartments and exposure of the Liepaja Museum, which was dedicated to the Great Embassy. The current owner of the house looked skeptically at the historical building. He thought he would settle here, but decided that the construction of this level should serve society. But significant investment is needed in the renovation of the building.

For visitors it is an opportunity to see the extraordinary fragments of wall paintings and restored by him lost the interiors of the late seventeenth century. After the visit of Peter there was a lot of fun. Therefore, it is difficult for the owner to make a choice of the era to restore the object.

The interest to the unique monument of the show. For example, representatives of Latvian folklore. They see the house in the center of traditional crafts. But without the support of Liepaja Duma they can't afford the rent. Liepaja Russian community wanted to buy the House of Peter. But the current owner may not agree to these terms, as living in the U.S. the original owners were asked to lead the house in proper order and in any case not to resell. And called their lease terms. The head of the community promised to think and find the funds. While the fate of a unique historical monument of architecture remains unclear.