In Yegoryevsk, Moscow region, stands the building of the Yegoryevsk Mechanical and Electrical School named after Tsarevich Alexei, built in 1913. In the autumn of 1907, a large building of this educational institution was erected. Advanced technical solutions of that time were used in its construction, such as a roof on floating supports and calorifer heating. The building is designed in an eclectic style with elements of Art Nouveau and Gothic. The exterior walls are faced with gray tiles, and on the end of the building is an inscription: "To native Yegoryevsk, Bardygins 1857-1907." Simultaneously with the school, houses for teachers and a dormitory for students were built. Opposite, on the site of a former swamp, a garden with a pond was laid out. The street where these buildings appeared was named Bardyginskaya.

Mikhail Nikiforovich Bardygin was born in Yegoryevsk on October 20, 1864, and was the second son of the city mayor, a well-known manufacturer and philanthropist Nikifor Mikhailovich Bardygin. His mother, Yevdokiya Feofilaktovna, died in 1871, a day after the death of his elder brother Porfiry, on July 26.

In 1883, Mikhail joined his father's business after visiting Western Europe to study industrial achievements. Under his father's guidance, he quickly mastered all the intricacies of production.

Soon, Mikhail married Glafira Vasilyevna Postnikova, born on March 4, 1867.

Since 1897, Mikhail became the trustee of the Yegoryevsk Men's Progymnasium.

After the death of Nikifor Mikhailovich in 1901, Mikhail inherited his father's business and continued his good initiatives.

In 1903, Mikhail completed the expansion of the Trinity Church, where his father and relatives were buried. Thanks to his efforts, a tower clock with chimes was installed on the church bell tower, and his wife Glafira Vasilyevna donated five bells to the church.

In 1906, Mikhail Nikiforovich sent a letter to the City Duma expressing his readiness to fully finance the construction of a technical educational institution.

In 1909, Mikhail Nikiforovich opened a public library with a reading room at the weaving factory, and a year later, a museum section appeared in the library.