Venevitinov Estate, Federal cultural heritage manor house in Novozhivotinnoye, Russia.
The Venevitinov Estate is a complex of residential, service and park buildings on the left bank of the Don in Novozhivotinnoye. Its stone main house with a mezzanine appeared around 1760–1770 and became two-storey in the early 19th century; a wing, gates, brick wall, pond, park and a rotunda gazebo stand around it.
The Venevitinov noble family settled north of Voronezh in 1622; in the second half of the 17th century Lavrenty Venevitinov and his son Anton bought land on the left bank of the Don and founded Novozhivotinnoye. The manor house was built in the 1760s–1770s, and by 1826 the estate included two wings, a cellar, an icehouse, stables and a servants' hut. After decades of decay, restoration began in 1988, and in 1994 the house opened as the D. V. Venevitinov museum-estate.
The estate displays how Russian nobility lived during the 19th century through preserved rooms filled with furnishings and everyday objects from that time. Visitors can understand the daily routines and tastes of the family who once occupied these spaces.
The estate is open for visits during daylight hours and offers guided tours to explore the rooms and their furnishings. It is helpful to check in advance whether special exhibitions are on display and how long an average visit typically takes.
The brick fence was rebuilt in the late 20th century after a drawing by Alexei Venevitinov, and the park, pond and balustrade were restored in the early 21st century. The rotunda gazebo above the Don is likewise a 21st-century structure, while the wing dates from 1887.
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