The manor house was built in 1827. At the same time, a park was laid out, consisting of two parts: a French garden located in front of the house's facade and a landscape garden in front of the ponds. The house and park were created in strict accordance with the principles of classicism.
The courtyard between the house and the entrance gates was decorated with lilacs and jasmine. Three terraces led to the pond: the upper one housed the house, the middle one had viewing platforms and flower beds, and the largest terrace ended with a slope. A staircase led to a round platform with a flowerbed and fountain, from where a path led to a bridge on an island in the middle of the pond. In addition to the manor house, there was a stone church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, built in 1770.
In the 1830s, the estate became known as a 'refuge of poetry.' Famous personalities such as the Decembrist V. P. Ivashov, partisan poet D. V. Davydov, historian D. A. Valuyev, and thinker A. S. Khomyakov, who married the sister of the Yazykovs, Ekaterina, visited the poet N. M. Yazykov and his brothers here. Frequent guests also included poet and translator D. P. Oznobishin and writer V. I. Dal.
In 1831, A. M. Yazykov, along with P. V. Kireevsky, organized the collection of folklore materials in the area. In September 1833, A. S. Pushkin visited here, planting a fir tree known as the 'Pushkin Fir.'
In 1877, the estate passed to the Simbirsk merchant Fyodor Stepanovich Stepanov, and in 1898, its owner became Mikhail Fyodorovich Stepanov. He created a church choir from the workers of his factory and opened a theater with 800 seats in 1901. His main achievement was an orchestral chapel, for which he invited six professional musicians and a conductor from Moscow.
In the early 20th century, creative individuals lived in the house, including singer Natalia Osipovna Stepanova-Shevchenko and director M. M. Stepanov from Mosfilm. With the establishment of Soviet power in 1918, a children's home and the management of the 'Yazykovsky' state farm were placed in the Yazykov house. The manor house burned down in 1922.
Since 1993, a branch of the Ulyanovsk Regional Local History Museum has been located in one of the surviving buildings of the estate. By 2014, plans were made to begin restoring the manor house.
Since May 16, 1968, 'Yazykovsky Park' has been under state protection. In 1972, the museum 'History of the Village of Yazykovo. The Yazykov Brothers' was opened, and later, the 'Pushkin Room.'
On April 5, 1986, the Minister of Culture of the RSFSR and other officials visited to discuss the preservation and restoration of places associated with the Yazykovs. In 1986, a decision was made to restore the park and pond by the 150th anniversary of N. M. Yazykov's birth.
In 1993, the museum 'History of the Village of Yazykovo' was opened. In 2003, the necropolis of the poet's ancestors was restored and various elements of the estate were repaired in honor of the 200th anniversary of Nikolai Yazykov's birth. In 2012, the park and museum complex 'Yazykov Estate' received significant development thanks to the efforts of Professor N. V. Naryshkin from Kazan University.
In 2013, the family coat of arms of the Yazykovs appeared on the flag and coat of arms of the Yazykovsky urban settlement in their honor.
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