In addition to the well-known poet's museum house in the village of Novozhivotinnoe, the Venivitinov family had another, older estate in the village of Gorozhanka in the Voronezh province, which is now in ruins.

From the former beauty of the estate, which Dmitry Venivitinov called "wonderful," only remnants of a fountain from the early 20th century, a bell tower transformed into a water tower during the Soviet era, and a ruined mansion in the Empire style remain.

The palace was built in the early 19th century, likely by Alexander Alexeyevich, the poet Dmitry Venivitinov's cousin.

Before his death, Alexander's father bequeathed the property to his four sons, but the youngest, Fyodor, was somewhat disadvantaged as he was considered a minor.

In 1797, the brothers re-divided the holdings. The estate in Gorozhanka became the joint property of Lev and Fyodor. Alexey received the house in Voronezh and the village of Khava, while Alexander got the village of Voznesenskoye. However, something soon happened to Fyodor, and Alexander Venivitinov became the second co-owner of the estate. Lev lived in the estate, likely in the old father's house, while Alexander, coming from Moscow, began the construction of a mansion, feeling like a full-fledged owner. This is confirmed by a large loan he took from the State Loan Bank.

His widow, Ekaterina, passed the "palace" to their son Nikolai, who had no male heirs. Since the 1860s, the Venivitinov name has disappeared from the history of Gorozhanka.

Nikolai's daughter, Katya, married engineer Semyon Chokolov, who was rumored to be the illegitimate son of the manufacturer Mamontov. In the last decade before the events of 1917, the mansion belonged to Chokolov's son-in-law, Lieutenant Colonel Vasily Mikhailovich Mikhailovsky, from whom the estate got its new name, Mikhailovskoye. The son-in-law served in St. Petersburg and visited Gorozhanka occasionally.

After the revolution, the estate was nationalized, like many other noble estates in Russia. A rest house "Sakhartresta" was opened here, followed by a special children's home. In the 1960s, the children's home was transformed into a boarding school, new buildings were constructed near the palace, and the top of the bell tower was converted into a water tower.

In the 1970s, the estate was recognized as a monument of republican significance (now federal, national heritage). However, despite this, the castle was abandoned due to a lack of funds for reconstruction, and the boarding school was moved to a new building.

Today, the Venivitinov estate presents a sad sight. Through the broken windows, the old count's park can be seen, where a sports ground of the boarding school is located.

The estate, like many noble nests in Russia, has been almost completely destroyed due to neglect of history by individuals and the state. The territory has been occupied by the boarding school and private sector, which is gradually encroaching on the castle. Recently, the stone gates of the former parade yard disappeared. If this continues, in a few years, there will be no trace left of the estate.