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The Nosov House in Kaluga

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This house was built by architect Pyotr Nikitin. Construction began in 1782, two years before his death, while the Guest Rows were being erected nearby. Today, it is a semicircular three-story building with eight columns.

Originally, the building was two stories. The columns have flutes, but the Tuscan capitals were trimmed, likely during the construction of the third floor.

The house was intended for the Nosov merchants, who owned it until 1841. They likely did not live there themselves but used it as an "income house," renting out the premises. The first floor housed shops, while the second and third floors contained living quarters.

Later, the house passed to the Blistanov merchants, who also used it for income generation.

During the 1812 war, French prisoners were held in the house, and in 1857, the main Kaluga guardhouse was organized here.

From 1874, the house was rented and became known as the Administration of the Ryazhsk-Vyazma Railway, and later, the Syzran-Vyazma Railway.

The famous writer Gleb Uspensky, returning from Europe in the summer of 1875, began working at the Syzran-Vyazma Railway administration. He held the position of clerk in the commercial department in Kaluga until January 1876 and was raised in his grandfather's family in the mid-19th century.

In 1893, all railway institutions moved to a specially built building, and only the railway collection service remained in the Blistanov house. This continued until 1918, when Soviet power was established in Kaluga.

In the early 1930s, the history of the house repeated itself: a store and living quarters reopened on the second and third floors.

On the first floor, the "Komsomolsky" store opened, where only members of the Komsomol could be sellers. The basement housed the largest potato storage in Kaluga. Locals remember this store as one of the best in the city, selling groceries, delicacies, and vegetables.

On March 30, 1972, the store transformed into a self-service fruit and vegetable store "Urozhainy," with sections for fruits and juices, pickles, and preserves. Fruits and vegetables were sold in plastic bags, while beets and cabbage were sold individually.

Kalugans recall that the residents of the second and third floors were unhappy with the smells from the store. The entrance to the staircase leading to the living floors was from the street, and many remember the third floor as a communal slum.

When the country introduced a rationing system, many stocked up here. Flour, sugar, cereals, soap, and laundry powder were purchased in case of nuclear war.

In the 1990s, the house needed major repairs, and it was bought by Dmitry Rybak, a deputy of the regional Legislative Assembly. He evicted the residents, restored the building, and rented it out. At that time, the house was called Rybak's house. During the restoration, a treasure of Russian coins from the second half of the 17th century was found.

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Дом Носовых в Калуге

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