The Abandonment of the Petrov Coastal Navigation House

The Petrov House was built in 1903 for Ivan Petrov (1865–1913), who worked as a local maritime assistant recording coastal conditions, tides, and ship routes along a small trading shoreline.
The house stood close to the water so daily observations could be made directly from the window and nearby pier. Petrov kept handwritten tide logs and simple navigation sketches used by local fishermen and supply boats.

Around 1910, larger ports in the region began using centralized navigation services and updated maritime charts produced in official offices.
Local shoreline recording stations became less important, and supply routes were increasingly guided by standardized maps instead of individual observers.
Petrov continued writing for a short time, but fewer ships relied on his records.

By 1913, Petrov was no longer officially consulted for navigation work. The coastal house was no longer needed for regular reporting.
The last notebooks remained on the desk, partly filled with tide notes that were never completed.
The house stayed standing near the shoreline, gradually becoming empty as maritime work moved elsewhere.