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Urban Estate, 19th Century: Wing, Services, Main House

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The 19th-century urban estate located at 3 Dmitrovsky Lane (formerly Saltikovsky) is a cultural heritage site of regional significance. The complex of buildings was formed in the 18th and 19th centuries. In the mid-18th century, the plot near Bolshaya Dmitrovka belonged to the Alekseev merchants, who built the first stone building here, which became part of the main house of the estate. In 1790, when Prince Vasily Urusov became the owner, the estate expanded and acquired its modern trapezoidal shape. The facades of the main house were redesigned according to the project of the famous Moscow architect Semyon Karin. Despite significant renovations and losses, the building has retained the original composition of its facades.

In 1812, the buildings suffered greatly from a fire, but the main house survived. In the early 19th century, the estate belonged to N.N. Muravyov, then to Wilhelm Konstantinovich Schmitt and Moscow merchant Grigory Prokofyevich Shkanov, who restored the damaged wings and outbuildings. Under him, a fence was built, which has survived to this day. In 1858, the estate passed to Nikolai Rudakov, and in 1864 to Yegor Konstantinovich Yegorov, a well-known icon collector. He added a two-story residential wing and raised all the cellars and wings by a second floor. The main house with a mezzanine was remodeled and has not undergone significant changes since then.

Yegor Yegorovich Yegorov, who owned the mansion until the revolution, was a notable figure in Moscow. Architect I.E. Bondarenko recalled how at the opening of the reading room in the Historical Museum, he saw Yegorov in old-fashioned clothes among the audience in tailcoats. Yegorov donated his collection of icons, known throughout Moscow, to the museum. He lived alone in his house, allowing no one in except for connoisseurs of icon painting. In November 1917, he was attacked by robbers, but thanks to the vigilance of a boy, the criminals were unable to complete their plan. The house was found to contain many valuable items, icons, gold and silver objects, as well as jewelry.

Today, the book and manuscript part of Yegorov's collection is kept in the Russian State Library, while the icons are located in various museums. Over the years, notable figures such as Armenian writer Mikael Nalbandyan, composer L.F. Minkus, actress N.V. Rykalova, and violinist V.V. Bezekirsky lived in the income-generating buildings of the estate.

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Городская усадьба, XIX в.: флигель, службы, главный дом

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