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Residential House (Palace) (18th, 19th Centuries)

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The two-story house, hidden in the courtyard behind a five-story apartment building built in the early 20th century on the same site along Pyatnitskaya Street, is the only surviving structure of the merchant estate from the 18th century. It is a cultural heritage site of federal significance.

In the 1750s, the estate was owned by merchant and cloth manufacturer I.G. Zhuravlev, one of the founders of the baroque church of Paraskeva Pyatnitsa, which was demolished in the 1930s and gave its name to the street. In 1759, he began the construction of stone chambers in the center of the estate. The first floor, intended for household needs, had vaulted rooms and a passage to the backyard. The second floor, originally wooden, was rebuilt in brick in the 1770s. The architectural design of the floors differs: the windows on the second floor are in the classical style, and the rhythm of the window openings on the floors does not match.

Over time, the house sank into the ground, and the first floor began to resemble a basement. In the southern part, a deep vaulted cellar has been preserved, the structure of which dates back to medieval examples: walls made of white stone, and brick vaults resting on a white stone pillar. The arched outlines of the windows on the first floor and the window sills of the second floor remind one of the 18th century. On the rear facade, restorers of the 1980s restored vertical window niches that do not match the later openings. Original brackets for shutters, fragments of window grilles, and rusticated pilasters marking the corners of the building and the junctions of the massive internal walls with the external ones have also been preserved.

After the fire of 1812, the estate was restored by the new owner, merchant F.P. Stepanov; the house was repaired in 1813 and 1824. The next owner, merchant L.I. Shevtsov, made an extension on the courtyard side. In the 1880s, under the Lyubimov merchants, the decor of the facades and interiors was updated. In the early 20th century, the estate was owned by merchant N.G. Grigoriev, the owner of a sausage factory in Kadashi, who built an apartment building that obscured the ancient chambers from the street.

Along the main eastern facade of the house, which once faced Pyatnitskaya Street, there is a suite of ceremonial rooms, where the interior finishes have been preserved: stucco, tiled corner stoves, parquet, and an antique staircase.

Geo point

Дом жилой (палаты) (XVIII, XIX вв.)

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