Shahriari House

Shahriari House is one of the most valuable historical buildings in Behshahr County, Mazandaran Province. It stands in the summer-pasture village of Yaneh Sar, in Yaneh Sar District. The mansion dates from the Qajar period and was registered on Iran's National Heritage List on 17 Esfand 1381 (8 March 2003) under number 7844. Shahriari House is located in the historic Hezar Jarib region and is known as the residence and seat of government of Mohammad Baqer Khan Sardar Rafi' Yaneh Sari, a prominent military and political figure of the Qajar era and the Constitutional Revolution. The building's setting in one of the oldest human settlements in Mazandaran, amid the mountain scenery of Yaneh Sar, adds to its historical and touristic importance.

Shahriari House is considered one of the most opulent Qajar-era buildings in the Hezar Jarib region and a distinctive example of the shift in residential architecture in the late Qajar period, when extroverted architecture gradually replaced the traditional introverted style. The house has two storeys and belongs to the group of buildings in which the mansion stands in the middle of the courtyard. Its main architectural features include a pitched roof, a spacious second-floor veranda, symmetrical staircases, wooden windows and doors, fine plasterwork, and the use of materials such as brick, adobe and wood. The house is so historically significant that Abdollah Qajar, the famous photographer of Naser al-Din Shah's court, took a photograph of it from the heights of the Lashkargah area. In 1391 (2012–13) the house was also restored and rebuilt by the Mazandaran Cultural Heritage Office to preserve an important part of the region's historical identity.

To visit Shahriari House, you need to travel to the village of Yaneh Sar in Yaneh Sar District, Behshahr County. The village is about 88 kilometres from the city of Behshahr and can be reached along the region's mountain roads by private car or local transport. Spring, summer and early autumn are the best times to visit this historical attraction, thanks to the pleasant mountain climate, lush greenery and beautiful forest views. While visiting the complex, please travel responsibly, avoid damaging any historical parts of the building, and help keep the village and the historic site clean and authentic.