Voeykov Palace, also known as the estate of Count V. N. Voeykov or Alexeyevsky Palace, was conceived as a summer residence for Tsarevich Alexey and built by V. N. Voeykov in 1917. It is located 4 km north of the Belinskaya railway station. As of 2020, the palace is not in use and is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense.
Vladimir Nikolayevich Voeykov, a large landowner, owned almost 14 thousand acres of land in the Penza province. He sought to develop his lands and increase their economic attractiveness. In 1869, his father, Nikolai Vasilyevich Voeykov, succeeded in changing the route of the Syzran-Vyazma railway, which led to the construction of the Voeykovskaya station. The first train passed through the station in 1874, contributing to the industrial development of the region. The estate also has a mineral water spring, which in 1913 became the Kuva mineral water plant. Due to the healing properties of the water, it was decided to build a summer residence for Tsarevich Alexey so he could improve his health, but this plan was not realized.
In 1917, the unfinished estate was nationalized and transferred to the agricultural commune 'Mayak.' During the Civil War, a hospital operated here until the end of World War II. After the war, the palace and the adjacent park were handed over to the railway workers, who turned it into a rest house, during which period the estate reached its peak.
In the 1950s, the rest house was transformed into Vocational School No. 13, but the school could not maintain the building, and in 1975 it was replaced by a medical and labor health resort. After the collapse of the USSR, the resort was closed, and the complex came under the ownership of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Although the palace is recognized as a monument of history and culture of regional significance, it is in a state of emergency and has been disconnected from utilities for almost 20 years.
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