The wing is an integral part of the Andre family estate, recognized as one of the best examples of architectural neoclassicism in Moscow. It was built in 1915, shortly after the Main House, by the same architect, Sergey Flegontovich Voskresensky, brother of the famous architect Flegont Flegontovich Voskresensky.
In the early 20th century, Sergey Flegontovich was in high demand among private clients and developers of income-generating houses. He is best known for his house on Pokrovsky Boulevard, 4, which is now managed by the Main Directorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. He also worked on the reconstruction of churches, and his largest surviving work is the bell tower of the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker on Dolgorukovskaya Street. In 1922, Voskresensky was prosecuted along with other church figures for preaching distrust of the Soviet government. Despite this, he continued his professional activities and participated in the renovation of the Bolshoi and Maly Theaters. He is buried in the Donskoy Monastery.
The Andre family, hereditary nobles, became hostages of historical events. The neoclassical idyll on a quiet Moscow street could have lasted long, but in 1918, the estate was nationalized by the new communist authorities. During the Soviet era, the wing and the Main House were used by medical institutions.
The wing of the Andre estate on Goncharnaia Street is a two-story building with lowered side risalits. Its facade is adorned with a cornice and wide horizontal ties, and the windows have a semicircular shape with keystones. The wing, like the Main House, is a cultural heritage site of regional significance.
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