The article compares the revenue houses of the architect A. Shcherbachev, built for the merchant D.E. Chelyshev at the end of the XIX century in Samara. At the moment, most of these houses are in disrepair or have been lost, so it is necessary to collect all available information on these architectural monuments in order to understand the principles and patterns of architect A. Shcherbachev's design, including the first revenue buildings in Samara, for their preservation and restoration. The

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... ade solutions of each of the structures are compared. All of them were built in the "neo-Russian style", of red brick without the use of plaster. It is possible to note the gradual evolution of the style from the first house to the last, as well as the similarity in the layout of apartment buildings. In addition, the article contains a brief historical background that helps to understand the causes of apartment buildings, their features in the design.