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J. Šileika house

Žalioji g. 31,Kaunas

Since 1928 an oak (or so called owl) hill, has one storied wooden villa which belonged to the painter Jonas Šileika. It is featured with a pent balcony and a porch. The house was changing many times through years, but it is still possible to view general characteristics of the villa: wooden cladding, roof coating, preserved window expansion. A memorial plank with inscription: "From 1928–1960 a painter Jonas Šileika lived in this house" was fixed to the building earlier. Painter’s friends and sculptor Juozas Zikaras, who lived in the neighborhood, visited that house.

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