Building number 9 on Denegny Lane, known as the Polivanov House, got its name from the owner's surname and is a monument of "wooden classicism" in Moscow after the fire. It was recently restored.

This one-story wooden house with columns on the facade and a mezzanine was built by architect Grigoryev after the Moscow fire of 1812. Although the house is entirely wooden, it is designed to resemble stone. Interestingly, in ancient times, classical architectural forms were wooden, then became stone, and after the fire in Moscow, returned to wood. To give houses a more prestigious appearance, they were clad with boards with recesses imitating stone. On the market, one could find panels with plaster moldings and details of wooden columns. At that time, the tax on a house depended on the number of stories on the street facade, so mezzanines were popular as they did not incur a tax.

The house was built by Lieutenant A.K. Polivanov, who bought the burned estate in 1822 and erected the existing building by 1823. The estate also included a one-story wing and a wooden fence with carved gates. The central element of the building is a six-column portico of the Tuscan order, characteristic of "wooden classicism." The Polivanov House is notable for its lack of moldings.

In 1835-1836, S.P. Zhikarev, a member of the literary circle "Arzamas" and a friend of Pushkin, lived here. Researchers believe that the poet himself may have visited this house.

After the October Revolution, the house was inhabited by residents. During the Great Patriotic War, it housed the All-Union School of Radiomen, where young boys were trained before going to the front or staying in Moscow in safe houses.

After the war, the house became residential again, but its condition raised concerns. A fire in 2004 miraculously did not destroy it. Thanks to the efforts of Muscovites who collected signatures in defense of the house, it was restored. Now the Polivanov House has been restored and returned to its historical color.