Published on: 2026-09-30
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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A comprehensive restoration of the city estate from the 18th–19th centuries has been completed at Bolshoy Ordynsky Lane (building 4, structures 2, 3, and 7). This is one of the historic corners of old Zamoskvorechye, which survived the fire of 1812 and preserved the appearance of residential development of the capital from that period.
“The history of the estate dates back to the second half of the 18th century, when the property belonged to titular counselor Mikhail Ermolaev. Later, the Ivanov confectionery factory was established here, which was nationalized after 1917 and renamed the Marat Factory. Currently, production has been relocated, and the surviving historical buildings are recognized as regional cultural heritage sites. During the restoration work, specialists carefully uncovered the classical white-stone portico of the Doric order with balconies on the first floor, which allowed the main house’s formal appearance to be restored. The restorers also restored the architectural decor of the facades: the cladding of the basement floor, decorative rusticated pilasters, window sandriks, extended inter-floor profiles, stucco decorations, and the wide eaves cornice with consoles. According to 19th-century analogs, the chimneys were restored. Now, this architectural ensemble has once again become a jewel of Zamoskvorechye,” said the head of Moscow’s Department of Cultural Heritage.
Specialists preserved and restored all the historic vaulted ceilings at the basement level of the main house. They performed cleaning, reinforcement, as well as injection of the foundations and brick walls.
The load-bearing structures in the eastern and western wings have been reinforced, wooden rafter systems and dormer windows have been restored. Additionally, the facades have been renovated with the restoration of stucco and stretched elements, as well as the roofing and wrought iron canopies.
The original appearance was also restored to the ensemble’s fence. The rusticated brick pillars and metal sections, the white-stone plinth were put in order, and a hipped roof was installed within the historical dimensions. In addition, two gates and a one-story gatehouse were recreated.
All work was carried out based on the agreed project documentation, the issued permit, and under supervision Moscow Heritage Department.
Originally, within the boundaries of the modern Bolshoy Ordynsky Lane, the architectural ensemble consisted of a central main house and side wings. After Mikhail Yermolayev, the estate was owned by representatives of the Shatilov, Sinelnikov, and Syrov families. Over time, the premises were rented out as housing to minor officials, Moscow and out-of-town merchants, townspeople, peasants, and soldiers’ widows, as well as leased for small craft establishments and workshops.
A new stage in the history of the estate is associated with the Ivanov confectionery factory. Between 1901 and 1915, chocolate and candy departments appeared here, as well as caramel and gingerbread workshops, packaging units, fruit, marmalade, and pastille production sections. The territory housed apartments and living quarters for employees and workers, a confectionery shop, and the factory office. The main house of the former estate was occupied by the owner himself.
After 1917, the property was nationalized, and the enterprise continued operating as the Marat Confectionery Factory. In 1971, it was incorporated as a branch into the structure of the confectionery company “Rot Front.”
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