History of Origin and Reconstruction

At the exit of Ilyinka onto the Old Square, there are two complexes representing income buildings of Moscow from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. On the left is the Income Complex of the Northern Insurance Society, and on the right, the Income House of the Moscow Merchant Society, which includes shops and warehouses.

The Income Complex of the Northern Insurance Society was almost completely rebuilt. The Income House of the Moscow Merchant Society is an interesting example of Moscow construction, where a new building emerged as a result of the reconstruction of an old one. In the 18th century, the plot where this building now stands belonged to the Tatishev family. In the middle of the same century, there were plans to acquire the Tatishev estate for the placement of the Salt Warehouse, but the deal did not go through. By the end of the 18th century, the plot changed owners several times, including the well-known merchants the Evreinovs. The modern building includes two income blocks with shops, built by merchant Matyushin before the Patriotic War of 1812. In 1828, the block on Ilyinka was raised by a third floor under Voeykov. In 1859 and 1863, a four-story block was rebuilt on the Old Square.

Owners and Significant Figures

Since 1870, the plot passed into the ownership of the Moscow Merchant Bank, whose architect for a long time was the famous Moscow architect B.V. Freidenberg. In 1894, he conducted a major reconstruction of the complex due to technical problems related to the different heights of floors in various parts of the building. B.V. Freidenberg, who can be called "one of the main architects of merchant Moscow" in the 1880s, built the Moscow Merchant Bank (No. 8) on Ilyinka, the Moscow Trading Bank of Naidenov (No. 10), and the Income House of the Merchant Society. His works on Ilyinka resemble the architecture of the banking capital of Europe, Vienna, with elements of "pseudo-baroque" from the second half of the 19th century, richly decorated facades, Corinthian pilasters, and windows with tympanums.

Just before the start of World War I, in 1914, under the guidance of R.I. Klein, significant construction work was carried out in the Income House of the Merchant Society to arrange storages for special valuables.

After 1918, the complex began to be used by the institutions of the USSR and RF Government.