In one of the remote corners of Sokolniki Park, there remains a dacha-villa that belonged to merchant of the 1st guild and construction contractor P.V. Tsigel. The cultural heritage sites include the main house, a service wing, and a fence with gates and a wicket on the western side. The villa was built between 1915 and 1917 by architect S.Ya. Aizikovich, who had recently moved to Moscow from St. Petersburg.
This place is often mistakenly referred to as L.P. Beria's dacha, but the history of this house is interesting even without mentioning such an odious figure. Another myth is associated with the claim that the house belonged to Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck, a friend of composer P.I. Tchaikovsky. Although she did indeed have a dacha in Sokolniki, her property was located elsewhere and has not survived.
The first owners of the plot from the late 19th century were hereditary honorary citizen Korinlov and the wife of doctor Aristov, from whom Tsigel purchased the land. The mansion, commissioned for summer recreation, significantly differed from the typical dacha construction in Sokolniki. The large two-story stone house is elongated into the depth of the plot, and its main facade, featuring elements of neoclassicism, faces the clearing. The entrance group is highlighted by a wide staircase leading to an open platform, above which rises a second-floor balcony with a large semicircular window. To the right of the building is a one-story extension with access to the garden.
After nationalization in 1918, the site housed a children's tuberculosis sanatorium, the VPTU 'Videofilm' with a recording studio, technical service, and a dubbing translation group.
Currently, the house and buildings belong to the administrative complex of the financial and economic management of the Moscow mayor's office and are under reconstruction. The last quality restoration of the house was carried out in the 1930s.
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