The former residential house of A.I. Matveeva is located at the intersection of Prechistenka Street and Khrushchevsky Lane. In the early 19th century, it was owned by lieutenant A.D. Danilov, but the estate suffered greatly in the fire of 1812. Later, it was owned by Prince N.S. Vyazemsky and S.V. Okhotnikova. In 1860, the estate was purchased by merchant M.I. Matveeva, who in 1875 commissioned the famous Moscow architect A.S. Kaminsky to build a new building. It was constructed between 1875 and 1880. Kaminsky, who received a gold medal from the Imperial Academy of Arts in 1856, went to Italy. In 1860, in Rome, he met one of the Tretyakov brothers, which possibly led to his return to Moscow. Here, he worked as an assistant to K.A. Ton on the construction of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Through his marriage to the sister of the Tretyakov brothers, Kaminsky became a popular architect among the Moscow nobility.
The Matveeva mansion, built in an eclectic style, features an asymmetrical facade with the main entrance on the left. The entrance is designed as a two-column portico, above which is a balcony. On either side of the door are tall narrow windows. The windows on the first floor are adorned with keystones, while on the second floor of the central part of the facade, there are mascarons. The risalit of the building and the vestibule are decorated with rustication. The interiors of the house are well-preserved, especially the grand enfilade of rooms on the second floor with rococo-style stucco. An important element is the grand staircase with metal railings. The first floor is designed more modestly, but no less impressively, with fireplaces still intact. The house remained in the ownership of Matveeva and her son until 1917.
Today, the building houses the Administration of the Khamovniki District. On weekdays, visitors can enter the building to see the staircase to the second floor and the vestibule with a fireplace and mosaic floor. In May 2019, the restoration of the grand staircase was completed.
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