Petrovskoye, the ancestral estate of A.S. Pushkin's ancestors, the Gannibal family, was gifted in 1742 by Empress Elizabeth Petrovna to the poet's great-grandfather, General-Field Marshal Abram Petrovich Gannibal.

The estate was named in honor of Tsar Peter I, with whom Abram Petrovich, known as "the Moor of Peter the Great," was a close associate. Under Gannibal, construction began here: a manor house with a light room for his large family, an office house for the manager, service buildings, and a small winery were erected. Abram Petrovich often visited and personally took care of the estate's improvement.

After his death in 1781, according to his will, the estate passed to his second son, Peter Abramovich. He lived here from 1783 until his death in 1826. Under him, the development of the estate continued: a new noble house was built, a park in the style of 18th-century Russian estate-park architecture was laid out, and various buildings were erected.

From 1825 to 1839, Petrovskoye was home to Peter Abramovich's son, Benjamin Petrovich, who was a great admirer of Pushkin's poetry and a close friend of his parents.

After Benjamin Gannibal's death, the estate passed to new owners unrelated to the Gannibal-Pushkin family.

To this day, the old house and other estate buildings have not survived, but the park, a beautiful example of 18th-century garden and park art, remains. It is believed that its design was developed by Abram Petrovich himself.

In September 1969, the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR adopted a resolution for the improvement of the Pushkin Reserve, including the restoration of the Gannibal house. The house was recreated on the old foundation in 2001 based on archaeological excavations from 1998-1999 and photographic documents from 1914. The foundation itself dates back to the 1740s.

The restored house is beautiful. The first floor is made of roughly processed stone, characteristic of Pskov lands, while the second is made of logs with wooden cladding. The roof is tiled, with a wide skirt covering the terrace that runs around the house on the second floor. Access to the second floor is from the outside via the terrace, with staircases located at the corners of the house on opposite diagonal sides.

In addition to the permanent exhibition of the museum, traveling exhibitions are held in the house.

The Petrovsky Park, created by Peter Abramovich, is the oldest in the reserve. Experts date its layout to no earlier than 1786. The park has preserved traces of planning decisions and individual plantings from the 1750s to the early 20th century. It is located on three terraces descending to Lake Kuchane.

Near A.P. Gannibal's house, a fragment of a double linden alley has been preserved, as well as two powerful elms and a linden that grew during Gannibal's time. Nearby, to the right of the house, is a large estate pond.

On one of the park's terraces is a turf circle with linden bosquets and the main linden alley leading to Lake Kuchane and a grotto-pavilion.

The territory includes a pond with a small island and a rotunda.

Pushkin often visited the Petrovskoye estate and met with his cousin. The history of A.P. Gannibal and his sons always vividly interested the poet, which is reflected in his works: "To Yazykov," "How the Tsar's Moor Planned to Marry," "The Beginning of an Autobiography," "My Genealogy," "The Moor of Peter the Great."

You cannot visit the house independently; the interiors can only be seen with an organized group or on an individual tour.