Kaluga, Gostinoryadsky Lane, 4г. Калуга, пер. Гостинорядский д.4

Identified cultural heritage site “Residential building”, 1st half of the 19th century.

Description:
The house is located in the historical part of the city, nearby are Gostinye Ryady, Nikitskaya Church, the former Parade Square. Next to the mentioned landmarks is the house at 4 Gostinoryadsky Ave.
Before the revolution, the place where the above-mentioned house was located was most likely called Nikitsky Lane, nearby was Uzkiy Lane (now Gostinoryadsky Lane and Karpov Lane). These lanes are notable for the fact that part of the historical buildings have been preserved here. Being close to the historical center of the city, the above-mentioned streets managed to preserve the appearance of the streets of past centuries.
As noted earlier, the house is located in the historical part of the city. Nearby is the Nikitskaya Church. In the 17th century, it was the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary with the chapel of the Great Martyr Nikita. The Nikitskaya Church is one of the oldest monuments in Kaluga, which served as a cathedral before the construction of the Trinity Cathedral.
Very close by is the Lenin Square, which at the beginning of the 20th century was called the Parade Ground Square, it was (the northwestern part) the Starotorzhskaya Square that already existed in Kaluga at the end of the 18th century. The northwestern part was intended for military parades; the southeastern part (now the Stary Torg Square) served for trade, although there are also references to trade on the Parade Ground Square, where at one time there was a flea market, which was later moved inside the Gostiny Dvor, where in turn trade took place.
Not far from the mentioned places is a stone house, at the address pr. Gostinoryadsky house No. 4.
It is likely that this house belonged to the Svechnikov family of burghers.
Based on all the signs, it can be assumed that most likely, the above-mentioned house was built at the beginning of the 19th century. If the above version is correct, then it turns out that the above-mentioned house already existed in the 1830s, as mentioned in the 1832 information on the collection of property taxes.
At that time, the address of the property was as follows: 1st part, 1st block, property No. 221. The description indicated: a two-story stone house. The owner was listed as the townswoman Svechnikova Anna Afanasyevna. The said property remained in the possession of the Svechnikovs in the last quarter of the 19th century. Over time, the address of the property also changed; in 1876 it was as follows: 1st part, 2nd block, No. 42. The owner of the estate was listed as the townswoman Svechnikova Anna Afanasyevna. In the 1892 information, the property was still listed as belonging to the Svechnikov family, although the owner had changed, apparently the estate was transferred to the heirs: Two-story stone house of the townswoman Svechnikova Alexandra Vasilievna, the address of the property remained the same. Most likely, until the 1920s, the house remained in private ownership.
The building itself, located in the historical quarter, is an example of a 19th-century residential building, which has a positive effect on the overall architectural component of the quarter.

Completed works:
– facade repair;
– roof repair (without changing elevation marks, space-planning parameters and roofing material). (2022)