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City Mansion of O.N. Chizhova

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The two-story building in light beige color on Eropkin Lane represents a classic city mansion from the early 20th century in the Art Nouveau style. In 2012, it received the status of a cultural heritage site of regional significance.

In the late 17th century, there were four plots of land at this location, which were gradually acquired and combined by I.I. Bestuzhev. The land remained in the ownership of his heirs for almost two centuries. In 1879, the new owner, the wife of titular advisor V.D. Golovin, ordered the demolition of the old mansion's porch, added a wing with a stone foundation and wooden body to the part of the house facing the courtyard, as well as a new porch to the southern facade facing the garden. The architect of the wing was V.P. Gavrilov. In the early 1900s, the estate changed owners several times until it passed to merchant N.M. Potapov, who began a major reconstruction. The old building was demolished, and in 1905 a new house was built in its place. It was designed by military engineer Ivan Tulaev, who participated in the construction of the Museum of Fine Arts on Volkhonka. It was a two-story stone house with a non-residential semi-basement, and later a mezzanine was added to the northern side.

The next owner, O.N. Chizhova, was dissatisfied with the appearance of the house and in 1909 invited architect Boris Shnaubert, a well-known master of Moscow Art Nouveau. According to his project, the main house of the estate was surrounded by several extensions. To this day, only the main house and the cast-iron fence with gates from the early 20th century have survived.

The architect elongated the facade of the mansion along Eropkin Lane, deepening the northern part into the courtyard. Subsequently, the interior spaces were transformed into separate rental apartments. In the 1950s, the mansion served as the residence of Nikita Khrushchev.

Today, the mansion with its fence retains urban-forming characteristics, being part of the historical development of Eropkin Lane and one of its architectural decorations. The building preserves the volumetric-spatial composition and architectural design from 1909 and the mid-20th century. Special attention is drawn to the stucco work and consoles in the form of female herms framing the central window of the ground floor.

In the 1990s, it housed the Embassy of the Kingdom of Thailand, and today it is an administrative building.

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Особняк городской усадьбы О.Н.Чижовой

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