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Residential Building, 19th Century (Theater of Nations)

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The history of the house begins in 1811, when merchant F.I. Pik acquired the land. Researchers believe that in 1812 he continued the construction started by previous owners between 1809 and 1811. On the 1816 plan, the house is already marked as existing, and in 1837 its facade was completed in the classical style.

In 1856, the house became the property of physician A.F. Redlich, owner of a hydrotherapy establishment. The 1872 plan shows that new stone extensions connected the building to a large structure along the eastern boundary of the plot, and the northern facade lost the symmetry and severity of classicism. In 1879, a two-story extension with a staircase appeared on the southern facade. The renovations were related to the owners' desire to arrange a hydrotherapy center on the first floor and apartments on the second. On the 1882 plan, the main entrance is located at the end of the building facing Strastnoy Boulevard, and the number of windows corresponds to the number of rooms in the hydrotherapy center.

In 1967, a restoration project was developed for the building to house the archive of the Central Military Commission. Most of the internal layout has been preserved. The archive was located in the mansion until the mid-1990s, after which it housed a dormitory and an artists' space. In 2011, the building was transferred to the State Theater of Nations, and restoration work began in 2014.

During the restoration, the roof of the main building and the 19th-century extensions were restored, preserving the original structural elements. The main volume of the roof is painted black, while the extension is green. The drainage system was restored.

The facades were cleaned of cement plaster, and the lost sections of brickwork were restored. The window openings from the second half of the 20th century were bricked up. The cornice, rustications, white stone window lintels, and the plinth on the northern and southern facades were restored. The walls of the main building and the extension were plastered.

Inside the building, later constructions were dismantled, the historical floor level was restored, foundations were reinforced, and wall and vault surfaces were cleaned. In the extension, reinforced concrete structures were dismantled, ceilings, vaults, steps, and floors of the northern entrance were restored, and the layout and wall finishes were recreated. On the first floor of the main building, 19th-century tiles were restored, walls were cleaned of plaster, and structures were restored. On the second floor, the floor level was brought closer to the historical one, and brickwork and openings were restored.

The monument became a laureate of the “Moscow Restoration-2016” competition in the nominations “For the Best Restoration and Adaptation Project” and “For the Best Organization of Repair and Restoration Work.”

Geo point

Жилой дом, XIX в. (Театр наций)

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