The house at number 22, located at the intersection of Bolshaya Ordynka, Bolshoy Tolmachevsky Lane, and Ordynsky Dead End, appears modest from the outside, without bright decorations. Only the arched windows of the second floor, the entrance arch, and the risalits stand out on the facade. However, the walls of this building hold a rich history.
The first mention of the house dates back to 1817, when it belonged to titular adviser F.S. Postnikova. In 1858, it was purchased by provincial secretary D.L. Alexandrov, who sold it ten years later to David Ivanovich Kludov, a representative of a well-known merchant family and co-founder of the Yegoryevskaya paper-spinning factory. David Ivanovich was actively involved in charity and supported churches and monasteries. He donated his house on Bolshaya Ordynka to the "Moscow Diocesan School of Icon Painting and Crafts Related to the Decoration of Churches." From that moment, the building began to serve educational purposes. The school did not occupy it fully; part was rented out, and the proceeds were used for educational development.
In 1877, it was decided to expand the former Kludov house, and a new stone building with mezzanines and an uninhabited basement was constructed on the site of the wooden structures, designed by architect N.I. Nikitin, with the facade facing Ordynsky Dead End.
In the mid-1880s, due to issues with the educational process, the school was relocated to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. The house on Bolshaya Ordynka was soon occupied by the Mariinsky Diocesan Women's School, aimed at raising worthy wives for priests. For its needs, the building was remodeled again, and in 1886, a church in honor of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos was consecrated in the eastern part of the upper floor.
After the 1917 revolution, a workers' faculty opened in the house, preparing workers and peasants for higher education. The house church of the former Mariinsky School was rebuilt.
In the 1930s, the Moscow Metallurgical Technical School was located in the building on Bolshaya Ordynka, training professionals for the "Serp i Molot" factory after production increased. In 1960, it became the Moscow Technical School of Automation and Telemechanics.
Since 1991 and to the present day, the building houses the Interstate Aviation Committee, which is engaged in the certification of aircraft, airfields, and airlines, as well as investigating incidents in air transport.
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