The main house of the Samsonov estate, Golubev and von Meck, with a mezzanine, was built on the stone semi-basement of an earlier structure in 1813 and 1817. It is a federal cultural heritage site. Previously, a similar house stood on this site, which burned down in the 1812 fire.
The first documentary mentions of this city estate date back to 1731 and 1741. Several plots of land were combined by advisor to the Chamber Collegium Ivan Ogolin.
The Samsonov house, although wooden, is plastered so thoroughly and well that it appears to be made of stone. This estate is a true masterpiece of wooden classical architecture, and there are not many similar buildings left in Moscow.
The Empire-style facade of the main house is adorned with a Corinthian portico of six columns and rich stucco added in the second half of the 19th century. The portico supports an ornamental stucco frieze under the house's pediment.
The interiors have preserved a three-flight staircase, stoves, and a fragment of a ballroom with columns, as well as vaulted rooms in the basement.
Since 1820, the house at Prechistenka, 35 belonged to court advisor Pyotr Alexandrovich Samsonov. In 1836, he built the left stone wing, symmetrical to the right one, which was erected simultaneously with the main house, completing the architectural composition of the estate. The right wing has not survived, but the Empire-style entrance gates between the house and the left wing, leading to the courtyard, remain.
In the second half of the 19th century, the estate buildings were repeatedly remodeled and reconstructed by various owners, including Professor A.A. Alfonson of Moscow University in the 1860s.
In 1911, the estate was acquired by Nikolai Karlovich von Meck, son of the builder of the Moscow-Ryazan railway, Karl Fedorovich von Meck. He also made changes to the estate, placing offices, garages, and apartments for staff on its territory according to the design of engineer U. Dravulsky.
The building was restored in 1963 and in the early 21st century. It is now privately owned and used as a business center.
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