The building at 5, Kirov Street is a monument to eclectic architecture. It was originally intended to be an apartment building; however, in 1913 the private eight-year women’s academy of Elizabeth Reiman moved into this incredible mansion from the Zalkind house at Revolyutsionnaya Street, 24. One of the most prestigious institutions in Minsk at time, half of its students were girls from wealthy Jewish families. The eighth-grade curriculum placed a great emphasis on the study of the humanities - Russian language and literature, theology, and foreign languages, with mathematics and physics receiving less attention. On the eve of the October Revolution, the academy had 500 students and three dozen teachers.
As soon as the academy moved into the building, a fourth floor was added and renovations took place. The building is in the shape of a trapezoid with two entrances: one on the side of the main facade, the second, in the courtyard.
Aside from the academy, the building housed the Administration of the Fourth City Police Department. During Soviet times the mansion was repurposed into a hostel. Currently it is the Education office of the Minsk City Executive Committee and the Eurasian Economic Community court.
