The Bakhrushin Income House, located in the center of Moscow, is a significant landmark and has the status of a recognized cultural heritage site. Built in 1900-1901 at the request of Moscow entrepreneurs and philanthropists the Bakhrushins, it was designed by architect Karl Gippius. The plot belonged to the partnership "A. Bakhrushin and Sons."
The five-story building is divided into two parts: the first two floors housed shops, while the upper floors contained residential apartments. On the first floor was the shop of the Pate brothers, selling phonographs and gramophones, as well as the photo studio "Otto Renar." Behind this building, Gippius constructed four more income houses for the partnership, whose apartments were rented out.
Karl Gippius, a renowned Moscow architect, often worked on commissions from the Bakhrushin family. He was a master of the Art Nouveau style, and the Bakhrushin Income House is executed in this style. The facade of the building faces Tverskaya Street, and the balcony railings are adorned with flower stems. The side parts of the building are highlighted by bay windows on columns, the capitals of which are decorated with female masks with flowing hair. On the fourth floor, there is a long balcony that spans the entire facade, featuring similar masks on the supporting parts.
In the 1970s, the first floor housed the jewelry store "Beryozka." In April 2012, the building was included in the Moscow cultural heritage registry by a decision of the Government of Moscow.
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