Immediately after its founding around 1700, Gkoura developed into a central village and quickly gathered the largest and most important families of the area, who built their mansions there. According to tradition, one of the first families was the Oikonomou-Gkoura family, whose mansion still dominates the central square of the village.

The house, which initially had only the ground floor and the first floor, seems to have been built in 1717-1718, as evidenced by the inscription on the icon of the Virgin Mary, which is dedicated by the family and is kept in the Church of the Holy Archangels of Gkoura. The building, which is in excellent condition, is rectangular in shape and was originally surrounded by a defensive wall. Today, it consists of a ground floor and two floors, and on the top floor, there is an axial balcony. According to the observations of architects and historians, the building was originally a fortified tower.

In Gkoura, however, we find other mansions, some well-preserved and others succumbed to the ravages of time. The abandoned Sarli mansion, which consists of a ground floor and two floors and, in terms of structure, is very similar to the Oikonomou mansion. Also, the architecturally distinct mansion of Georgios-Mourtis, which is also in good condition today.

A traveler who finds himself in Gkoura will have the opportunity to walk through the cobbled alleys, between the stone mansions, to admire their stone structures, standing proudly through time and reminding us of the works of daring and brave people!