Moscow Restores 19th Century Merchant Mansion, But Interiors Lost
In the center of Moscow on Kozhevnicheskaya Street, a three-story merchant mansion from the early 19th century has been restored. This was reported on the website of the Moscow mayor«s office.
In the house of the Krasheninnikov merchants, which was under restoration since 2022, architectural elements have been restored: corner pilasters (vertical wall projections), a risalit (a part of the building that projects beyond the main façade line for its full height), and triangular pediments (shelves above the window frames) on the windows.
Due to the fact that the owner of the building changed repeatedly and the premises were rebuilt, the historical interiors of the mansion have not survived.
“For a long time, the mansion was in an unsatisfactory condition: there were no windows, no utility networks, no attic floors, and the roof structures rested on temporary wooden and metal supports,” said Alexey Yemelyanov, head of the Department of Cultural Heritage.
The brickwork of the facades and the plinth was strengthened, the plaster was restored in the building, and the water pipes were put in order. All surfaces were treated with protective solutions.
Some window openings were blocked up, but now new ones have been installed in their place. In addition, the roof of the mansion was completely repaired. The facade itself was painted in the original light-yellow color, and canopies were installed over the entrances.
The house was restored after the 1812 fire
The residential house of the Krasheninnikov merchants was built in the early 1800s. At that time, the owners of the plot submitted a petition to erect several buildings on Kozhevnicheskaya Street, including this mansion. It was originally two stories.
In 1812, the estate was severely damaged during the Moscow fire of 1812. The buildings were restored only five years later. Later, the owners sold the plot to the first-guild merchant Nikolay Rasteryaev. Under him, a two-story stone extension appeared on the courtyard side.
In 1908, the merchant founded a timing plant where lead pipes were produced. By 1914, the courtyard of the house housed the plant«s office, apartments for the master, manager, and employees.
Sixteen years later, another enterprise was founded on the territory of the former plant — “Aremkuz”. In its workshops, bus and car bodies were repaired. In 2004, the plant was liquidated, and its buildings stood abandoned for a long time. In recent years, there have been rumors that its territory would be built up with residential buildings — it was included in the program for comprehensive development of the territory.
Earlier, MSK1.RU reported that in the center of Moscow they plan to restore the house where the poetess Marina Tsvetaeva lived. A museum is now open there.
