The main architectural landmark of Chemizovka is the old church bell tower. The church in the village was built through the efforts of landowner Vigilia Chemesova in 1747. According to other sources, construction was completed in 1751, and there are also reports that the church was built in 1745 and consecrated in 1748. The church was wooden, unheated, and had one altar dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. In 1829, it was relocated to a new site, and in 1846, thanks to the efforts of the parishioners, a stone bell tower was added to the building. The nearby villages of Lomovka, Petrovka, Nikolaevka, Ivanovka, Khoroshevka, and Daryevka were part of the Chemizovka parish. The church staff included a priest and a psalmist, who lived in church houses. Under Soviet rule, on August 20, 1934, the church was closed and repurposed as a grain storage facility. It remained abandoned until the end of the 20th century when it was destroyed by a fire caused by the carelessness of local residents burning dry grass. Currently, only the foundation of the ancient church remains. However, the bell tower and the monument over the crypt of the Baranov landowner Elena Alexandrovna Mikhailova-Raslovleva von Lipkhart have been preserved in excellent condition and still stand behind the church altar.
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