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Building architect is Gustavs Vinklers.
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Building was built in 1875 for the Stāmeriena Estate baron Edvīns fon Volfs.
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In 1884, the house was sold to the Swiss Consul, industrialist and merchant Konstantīns Šturcs.
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In 1925, after Šturcs’ death, the house was sold to the Latvian Union of Merchants.
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In 1926, architect Eižens Laube developed the house reconstruction design. One-storey renaissance stone building, the White House, was built on in the yard; a dining hall, library and many other rooms with rich interior, stained-glass windows and sculptures were arranged in the mansion.
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Conferences and congresses took place, Latvian companies were founded in the building.
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Publicly well-known people worked in the Latvian Union of Merchants.
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In 1936, the minister for internal affairs decided to liquidate the Latvian Union of Merchants.
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Since 1937, house owner has been the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry founded on 21 December 1934, in order to represent and further commerce and industry in Latvia.
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In August 1940, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of LSSR was accommodated in this building. Later, Rīga Technical House worked in the house many years.
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In 2000, the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry returned to the house.
