Venevitinov's House, Federal cultural heritage site in Basmanny District, Russia.
Venevitinov's House is a building in Krivokolenny Lane, Moscow, whose final form dates to 1793, built on the stone chambers of the Apraksin family from the 17th century. Its facade, shaped in the 1830s, is decorated with Corinthian columns and shows features of mature classicism.
Stone chambers were built on the site in the 17th century for the Apraksin family, and the present building was raised on their foundations in the second half of the 18th century, its final form dating to 1793. From 1805 it belonged to Vladimir Petrovich Venevitinov, and the family held it until 1840. The facade with Corinthian columns took shape in the 1830s; the house was rebuilt in 1848–50 and again in the 1920s–30s.
The house hosted gatherings of writers and artists in the 1800s, who came together to discuss their works and share ideas. These private salons served as vital meeting places for Moscow's cultural life at that time.
The house is centrally located in the Basmanny district and can be reached on foot from several metro stations and bus stops, making access straightforward. The neighborhood is well-served by public transportation, so visitors can arrive conveniently from different parts of Moscow.
On 24 October 1926, the centenary of Pushkin's reading was marked in the flat of the Ginzburg family, parents of poet Aleksandr Galich, who lived in the house from 1923. The hall where Pushkin read had by then been divided by flimsy partitions into four flats, with a long dark corridor lit by a bare bulb.
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