In the Kostroma State Ethnographic Reserve, a museum of wooden architecture, there is a house from the village of Strilnikovo, dated to the mid-18th century. This Old Believer village was known for its singing school. Most peasant huts from the 17th century in Northern and Moscow Russia had a similar appearance.

This house is one of the oldest wooden structures in the Kostroma region and represents a rare type of two-row construction. It was transported from the village of Strilnikovo in the Kostroma district and restored in 1987-1988 according to the project of architect V.S. Shaposhnikov. During the restoration, the farmyard and bridge with a porch were recreated. The house, hewn with a log and having a basement, consists of two parallel rectangular volumes with gable roofs, connected by a bridge. All three parts of the house, which have different lengths, form a single wall at the back, while creating a stepped outline at the front, giving the building picturesque qualities. The silhouette of the house is shaped by high male roofs with eaves, hens, and streams. The facades of the residential hut are distinguished by massive protruding logs and baroque window frames decorated with carvings. The frames have complex shapes with ears, semicircular aprons, and figured finishes. The ends of the rafters, covering the ends of the roof beams, are adorned with carved ornaments. The porch, made of a frame structure, protrudes in front of the bridge and rests on cantilevered log extensions. The arches of the porch between the posts are covered with boards. A wide rectangular opening leads to the yard on the front facade, while the back wall of the yard has been pierced with volok windows. The main floor of the house includes a square room of the winter hut, separated by a vestibule from the living room, which is divided into two parts. One of them, adjacent to the blind wall, was used for storing valuable items. The basement has a similar three-part structure. The interior of a peasant dwelling has been recreated in the house. A distinctive feature of the house is that the vestibule represents a separate room, characterized by spaciousness, good lighting, and furnishings typical of a living space, with benches, a table, a bed, and cabinets.