Governor's House Penza, Federal cultural heritage site on Sovetskaya Street in Penza, Russia.
The Governor's House is a classical building on Sovetskaya Street in Penza that displays typical features of Russian administrative architecture from the 19th century. It has high ceilings, ornate plasterwork, and symmetrical facades that are immediately noticeable from the street.
The Governor's House was built in 1790 and from 1801 to 1917 served as the permanent residence of the governors of the restored Penza Governorate. After the October Revolution of 1917 it housed various institutions, including the V. E. Tatlin Children's Art School No. 1 from 1997. A USSR Council of Ministers decree made it a federal cultural heritage site, and restoration in 2007–2010 cost 100 million rubles.
The building's name comes from its role as the residence of the governors of Penza Governorate from 1801 to 1917. Since 2011 it has housed the second building of the K. A. Savitsky Penza Regional Art Gallery, and a monument to Savitsky stands in the courtyard.
The Governor's House opened to visitors on 18 May 2011 as the second building of the Savitsky Penza Regional Art Gallery. Its entrance is on Sovetskaya Street in the historic centre, within walking distance of the city's main sights. The building has three floors, and the K. A. Savitsky monument stands in the courtyard.
The building's design is attributed to Nizhny Novgorod architect Y. A. Ananyin, who used the same window solutions as in Penza's two provincial government office buildings. In the courtyard stands a monument to K. A. Savitsky, the painter whose name the gallery bears.
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