The two-story brick house is located on the west side of the street, which used to be the boundary of the Novosobornaya Square. It was built in the second half of the 19th century. A brick fence with gates and a wicket adjoins the main facade from the south. Behind the house is a spacious yard and garden.
To the main volume of the building, which is almost square in plan, a two-story, slightly lowered structure with a grand entrance and staircase adjoins from the south. On the west side, from the yard, there is a block of utility rooms, a stairwell, and a covered terrace on the second floor supported by brick columns. The street facade of the side porches is higher and included in the overall plane of the main facade. The central three-axis part of the facade is recessed like a loggia: on the first floor, it is an open terrace, and on the second, a balcony.
The eclectic decorative finish is concentrated on the main facade. The crowning cornice with a large overhang is complemented by a frieze with alternating panels and decorative elements. The floors are separated by a cornice that encircles the entire building. Below the windows are supported shelves. The corners of the facade on the first floor are accentuated by panels, while on the second, by paired half-columns with grooves and rolls. The windows are rectangular, in simple profiled frames, with lintels and stucco overlays below on the second floor. Above the openings on the first floor is a stucco ornament of spirals. The facade is adorned with metal railings of the terrace and balcony, as well as a lace base of the canopy at the main entrance. The balcony is supported by ornate cast-iron columns. The facades facing the yard lack decorative elements, except for the inter-floor cornice strip. The windows here are in simple profiled frames.
The internal layout has remained in its original form. The space of the first and second floors is divided by a G-shaped corridor connecting the porches at the main entrance and the stairwell of the service entrance. The central part of the house facing the street on both floors is occupied by grand rooms with balconies and Dutch tiled stoves. These rooms are flanked by two large rooms. On the yard side, there are smaller living spaces, with Dutch stoves preserved in the corners. The protruding utility block facing the yard likely housed the servants' quarters. The interior of the grand rooms has preserved ceiling stucco.
Previously, the building housed kindergarten No. 5. It is now the educational building of MOE Gymnasium No. 1.
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