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Rezanov Estate, Architect N. G. Zelinin

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In the late 18th century, the property on Upper Pretechensky Lane passed to F. Rezanov. At that time, he, along with V. Prokhorov, founded the Prokhorov (Three Hills) manufactory. Later, Rezanov left this venture and established a factory in Pavlovsky Posad. In 1869, the estate was acquired by the merchant family Belyaevs, hence it is known as the Rezanov-Belyaev estate.

The property extended from the Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist on Presnya to the present-day Rochdelskaya Street, previously known as Lower Presnya. In the 1880s, the Belyaevs renovated the main house with a mezzanine, and architect N. G. Zelinin built two-story wings nearby. The complex of buildings, except for one wing, has survived to this day. Originally, the estate was designed in a classical style with elements of Empire, likely in the mid-19th century: the first floor is adorned with rustication, the windows are of equal size, and there is decor in the form of laurel wreaths under the second-floor windows. The mezzanine on the third floor has been preserved with a semicircular pediment and a round window. A garden with arbors led from the main house to the river, offering a view of Dorogomilovo, which is now blocked by tall buildings. The wings were located on the street side.

In the book "Temple on Presnya," priest and writer B. B. Mikhailov describes the Belyaev estate: "Behind the house was a garden with a terrace-like gazebo, from which, presumably, there was a view of the lower pond and the banks of the Moscow River." Until 1892, Fyodor Petrovich passed away, and earlier his son had died. The daughters got married and left Presnya. The widow, Alexandra Ilyinichna Belyaeva, died on July 11, 1905, as recorded in the church's metric book. The estate, bequeathed to the daughters, was rented out. In 1912, a envelope and box factory owned by B. I. Katlam operated at the former Belyaev factory with electric power transmission.

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Усадьба Резанова, архитектор Н. Г. Зеленин

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