Zasetsky House, Vologda, Federal cultural heritage site on Leningradskaya Street, Vologda, Russia.
The Zasetsky House is a classicist wooden building on Leningradskaya Street in Vologda, notable for its symmetrical window arrangements, decorative columns, and balanced proportions across the facade. Its wooden structure showcases careful craftsmanship in executing classical architectural details.
Built in the 1790s, the house belonged to the Zasetsky family, an old noble line, not merchants. Its best-known member, Alexei Alexandrovich Zasetsky (1717–1784), was one of Vologda's first local historians, owned a large library and antiquities collection, and published the first book about the city in 1780. The building was substantially rebuilt in the late 19th century.
The house belonged to the Zasetsky family, an old noble line, not merchants. Its best-known member, Alexei Alexandrovich Zasetsky (1717–1784), was one of Vologda's first local historians, owned a large library and collection of antiquities, and wrote the first book about the city, printed in 1780 from material gathered in 1777.
The house stands at 12 Leningradskaya Street, on the left bank of the Vologda River, north of the city centre. A restoration project was drawn up in 2020 with funding from a private investor; a museum and wedding ceremonies are planned after the work. Check locally whether the interior is open before travelling.
Dendrochronological testing dates the log frame to about 250 years, and it is the oldest surviving wooden building in Vologda. Alexei Zasetsky (1717–1784), one of the city's first local historians, owned a large library and antiquities collection and published the first book about Vologda in 1780.
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