Published on: 2026-08-05
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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The restoration of the fence of the city estate of hereditary honorary citizen Olga Chizhova has been completed in Moscow. This striking monument of the Art Nouveau era is located on Eropkinsky Lane (house 3, building 1) and is a cultural heritage site of regional significance.
“In the very heart of Moscow, in the Khamovniki district, there is the quiet Yeropkinsky Lane. It connects two famous streets — Ostozhenka and Prechistenka. Here are located revenue and residential buildings, mostly erected in the 19th and 20th centuries. The main house of Olga Nikolaevna Chizhova’s estate is a vivid example of construction from that period in the neoclassical style: it has a symmetrical main facade with expressive projections and attics topped with turret-like finishes. Equally interesting is the mansion’s fence. It corresponds to the building’s appearance and serves as an elegant frame for the estate. In 2023, the mansion was restored, and now the work on the fence is also completed. During the restoration, specialists recreated partially lost metal grilles, as well as decorative elements of the estate’s fence and gates based on historical examples,” said the head of the Moscow Department of Cultural Heritage.
Restorers repaired the brickwork, the stone section, as well as the rusticated and smooth plaster finishes of the walls and the plinth. The fence was restored to its historical light beige color.
The restoration of the fence was supervised by Department of Cultural Heritage of Moscow based on the issued permit and the approved project. The work is organized by the Main Production and Commercial Directorate for the Service of the Diplomatic Corps under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
The history of the main house of the estate in Yeropkinsky Lane began in the second half of the 18th century. The first owners of the plot were the widow of the accountant, Nadezhda Polunina, and then her daughter. The Moscow fire of 1812 destroyed all the buildings.
In the 1820s, the property passed to the merchant’s widow Anfimiya Tarasenkova, and later to her sons, staff doctor Alexey and Moscow merchant Yegor Tarasenkov. The restored building was a typical urban estate of that time: the main house with a mezzanine and an Empire-style portico faced the facade towards Yeropkinsky Lane, with service buildings and a garden located behind it.
In 1879, the new owner Varvara Golovina rebuilt the building: the old staircase was demolished, a wooden section with a mezzanine and a stone basement appeared, and the entrance was moved to the garden side. The project was designed by architect Vladimir Gavrilov.
By the beginning of the 20th century, the mansion had changed several owners. At different times, they included collegiate counselor Alexey Krivtsov, engineer Sergey Bobylev, and merchant Nikolay Potapov. The latter completely dismantled the old wooden main house and built a new stone one in its place according to the design of military engineer Ivan Tulaev.
Significant changes to the building’s exterior were made by Olga Chizhova, another owner. In 1909, she invited the famous architect Boris Schnaubert, the author of the renowned Perzova House. The architect expanded the building and added elegant decoration: consoles with female herms framing the first-floor windows and stucco work. The estate has been preserved in this form to the present day.
The tall fence of the estate was erected in the 1940s. Its walls were faced with stone-like plaster and decorated with semicircular arches — this gave the structure a monumental appearance. The metal gates with cast and forged elements belong to the same period. At that time, the house served as the residence of Nikita Khrushchev.
Today, the building houses the Embassy of the Kingdom of Thailand.
You can see photos and learn more about this and other monuments of the capital in the section “Cultural heritage” Mosfoto media bank.
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