The village of Chamzinka is located on the right bank of the Taly River. Before the revolution, it was part of the Korzhevskaya volost of the Karsun district in the Simbirsk province. In the lists of populated places for 1863 and 1913, Chamzinka is listed as a village with more than 100 households. The main population of the village is Russian. The 1913 list also mentions a prayer house.
The church is located in the center of the village among historical and modern buildings. The temple has a square shape with an apse, but without a refectory and bell tower. Inside, it has no supports and was likely covered with an octagonal vault. Three facades of the church are identical and decorated with ornamental elements in the neo-Russian style, made of brick. The corners of the apse are adorned with pilasters. The interior walls are plastered, and a decorative cornice runs along the upper part of the walls of the square. Rectangular panels are located in the apse and above the entrances, and the windows are protected by metal grilles. The dimensions of the church are 16 by 10.5 meters. The church's covering has not survived, the apse has been built over, and in places, the surface layer of brick is damaged.
A distinctive feature of this church is the absence of a refectory and bell tower. The decorative design allows it to be attributed to the early 20th century. During the Soviet era, the building was used as a mechanical workshop for the state farm.
Currently, this cultural heritage site, a monument of history and culture of regional significance, is in an abandoned state.
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