In the late 18th century, stone vaulted chambers with a basement were built on the site of the modern building. After the fire of 1812, they became part of a new two-story stone house, which was reconstructed by Strukov in 1885 under the owner of the estate, merchant N.P. Baulin.
The initially modest facade of the house acquired a grand appearance thanks to the attic with a cartouche, decorated with lush stucco. The corners of the second floor were highlighted by large horizontal rustication. The windows of the first floor were adorned with stucco wreaths, while those of the second featured architraves with arched pediments. Below the windows of the second floor was a horizontal row of panels. The panels in the central part of the building, consisting of five axes, were decorated with rosettes, while the others had lush garlands.
By 2012, the building was in poor condition: the roof was completely lost, part of the main facade wall, the cartouche and attic, as well as the joinery fillings of the openings.
From 2012 to 2017, restoration work was carried out, during which the building was restored from ruins. The 17th-century vaults were restored, ceilings were recreated, the lost crowning cornice and all decorative elements: window frames, architraves, rosettes, garlands, metal fittings, canopies, grilles, gates, and the staircase railing made of cast iron balusters were restored. The historical layout of the late 19th century was restored in the rooms of the first and second floors. Stoves, cornices, and parquet floors were also recreated based on 19th-century analogs.
It is important to note that the restoration of the monument was carried out as part of the city program for preferential rental "1 ruble per 1 square meter."
The N.P. Baulin house became a laureate of the Moscow Government competition for the best project in the field of preservation and popularization of cultural heritage sites "Moscow Restoration, 2017."
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