Khrushchyov-Seleznev City Estate
By the 1750s, this estate belonged to the Ober-President of the Main Magistrate Stepan Stepanovich Zinovyev, then passed to his brother, and in 1798, Prince Fyodor Baryatinsky acquired it from Chamberlain V.S. Vasilychik…
The House of General Orlov
On one of the most picturesque streets in Moscow, now known as Prechistenka, there are many ancient Russian estates, each a unique work of art with its own history and character.
In the 16th century, the current street …
Urban Estate, 18th-19th Centuries
The small urban estate on Prechistenka has a rich history. In the 18th century, this area belonged to Colonel Y.Y. Protasov, and by 1752, stone chambers were already standing here, which were later expanded and rebuilt. …
Income House with Prechisten Pharmacy
The history of the building on Prechistenka dates back to the 1790s when it was two stories tall. In 1809, Moscow merchant Milyakov rented out the second floor for a pharmacy, which became known as Prechisten Pharmacy in…
Income House of Gryaznov
Before the restoration in the 2000s, buildings No. 17 and 19 on Ostozhenka looked like a single structure. This was also the case in the 1920s when a clinic opened here. However, building No. 17 is a separate income hous…
Peter Kirievsky's Chambers
The house known as the Kirievsky chambers has two floors and a basement. This name arose historically, although it is not entirely accurate. Peter Kirievsky, the famous 19th-century folklorist, never lived in the chamber…
Income House of Architect L. Kekushev
The address Ostozhenka, house 21, is known as a place associated with architect Lev Kekushev. However, in 1901, the neighboring house 19 also belonged to him. These buildings were considered a single property and income …
The House of F.I. Shalyapin
A hundred years ago, in the alleys of today's elite Ostozhenka, there were small wooden two- and three-story mansions in the Empire style. In one of these houses, at number 3, Fedor Ivanovich Shalyapin lived from 1904 to…
Zachatievsky Monastery
Zachatievsky Monastery, founded in 1360 on Ostozhye at the initiative of Metropolitan Alexius of Moscow, is the oldest women's convent in Moscow. Its first wooden church was consecrated in honor of the Conception of Sain…
Church of the Prophet Elijah of Obidennoe
At the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, a wooden church first appeared on this site. The name "Obidennoe" is associated with the fact that the church was built in one day, likely from ready-made logs. According to an…
