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Main House of the Ganeshins' Estate

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To understand the history of this estate, it is important to note that Pogodinskaya Street does not appear on old maps, as it did not exist until the 1890s. The houses were located on the edge of the Devichye Pole. The street emerged after Moscow University received a large plot of Devichye Pole for a medical clinical town. Notably, the name of the street was preserved during the Soviet era.

In the past, this area, which once belonged to the Novodevichy Monastery, had wealthy country estates in the 17th-18th centuries. Later, they were acquired by factory owners who established large industrial enterprises here. The modern address Pogodinskaya St., houses 18, 20, 22 is no exception. This is a single estate, a cultural heritage site of regional significance.

The territory of the estate, located between Devichye Pole and Yushkov (now Maly Savvinsky) Lane, was formed in the second half of the 18th century. The garden with ponds was unusually located next to the courtyard rather than behind it, which is related to the complex terrain sloping down to the river and the monastery. The garden is now partially built up and overgrown, but its cascading layout can still be discerned.

According to researchers, the main house of the estate (Pogodinskaya Street, house 20/3, building 1) already existed by 1817. It belonged to merchants but may have been built as a factory building. On the Khotyev plan of Moscow from 1852, the plot is marked with the number 422.

In local historical literature, there is a version that the plot belonged to the wealthy Yushkov family and then to the factory owner Milyukov. However, according to the Alphabetical Directory to the Khotyev plan, at that time it was the property of Alexei Vladimirovich Chizhov, one of the owners of the Chizhovskoye Podvorie in Kitai-Gorod. Thirty years later, in the "Directory of Streets and Houses of the Capital City of Moscow" (1882), the plot is listed as belonging to the wool factory of the Ganeshin brothers. In 1891, the lower, riverside part of the property was separated.

The Ganeshins were successful factory owners. Interestingly, the current Maly Savvinsky Lane was originally called Yushkov, and on the 1903 map, it is marked as Ganeshinsky (Yushkov), highlighting the significance of this surname.

The house has retained its original appearance. The building is narrow and elongated. The central part is distinguished by a mezzanine and a pilastered portico of strict Tuscan lines. The basement is highlighted by rustication, and the windows of the second floor are adorned with white stone sills.

The ensemble of the estate was finally formed when the street wings were expanded, with the one by the garden becoming a residential noble house. The main house served factory functions. Gates from that time have been preserved between the house and the western wing. The composition of the urban estate-factory still unfolds along the street and has a monumental character.

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Главный дом фабрики-усадьбы Ганешиных

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