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E. L. Nobel Mansion - M. L. Oleynikova Mansion

Lesnoy Ave., 21-1, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 194044

The mansion was built between 1902 and 1904 by architect Melzer Robert-Friedrich (Roman Fyodorovich) and military engineer Melzer Ernest Fyodorovich, and was rebuilt in 1910 by architect Lidval Fyodor Ivanovich.
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The light-colored three-story stone building is a horizontally elongated free asymmetrical volumetric-spatial composition. The main facade of the building faces the courtyard, featuring a complex broken contour plan and whimsical curvilinear outlines. There are no repeating elements in the facade decoration. Various windows of different sizes and shapes, plaster of different textures combined with hewn and roughly chipped stone in the plinth treatment play a significant role in creating the image.

The side facade facing the avenue has a flat symmetrical composition with floor-by-floor rows of three rectangular windows. Only the glazed bay window, decorated with two herms, stands out.

The mansion on the avenue side is united with the People's House by an elegant metal fence on a granite plinth, built in 1904 according to the design of architect Meltzer. 


In 1905, Marta Ludwigovna Nobel married the well-known Russian military doctor Georgy Oleynikov—of humble origin and much older than herself. This was an unconventional act for the "exclusively Swedish Nobel family." After marriage, Marta began studying medicine, graduated in 1909 from the St. Petersburg Women's Medical Institute, and worked as a surgeon at the Obukhov Hospital.

In a difficult family situation, Emmanuel Nobel supported his sister. In 1910, he expanded his mansion according to the design of architect Lidval to accommodate his sister's family—in the right wing at the back of the courtyard.

After the October Revolution, from 1918 until his death in 1932, the bachelor Emmanuel Nobel lived in Stockholm with his sister Marta and brother-in-law Georgy.

Sources:

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The income house purchased by Elena Konstantinovna Barsova was built in 1911–1912 according to the design of civil engineer Evgeny Lvovich Morozov. From 1914 to 1924, until his departure to Italy, Maxim Gorky lived in the income house with his common-law wife Maria Fyodorovna Andreyeva. They occupied two apartments located on the 6th floor.
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Jermaine

Income House of T. N. Putilova or the House with Owls

Bolshoy Prospekt P.S., 44, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 197198

Petersburg: Masterpieces of Art Nouveau
Petersburg: Unusual and Interesting Houses
The Income House of Tatyana Nikolaevna Putilova, or the "House with Owls," is a building on Bolshoy Prospekt of the Petrograd Side in Saint Petersburg, designed in the style of Northern Modern. It was built in 1906–1907 commissioned by the merchant widow Tatyana Nikolaevna Putilova. It is one of the main works of the architect Pretro. In 1912, it was awarded a silver medal at the city competition for the best facades.
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Jermaine

House of V. V. Korelin

Apraksin Lane, 4, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191023

Petersburg: Masterpieces of Art Nouveau
The large gray building, whose corner is adorned with a clock tower, is a former revenue house built in 1912–1913 by A. L. Lishnevsky for the merchant Vasily Korelin. The large gray building, whose corner is adorned with a clock tower.
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Jermaine

Income House of P. T. Badaev

19 Vosstaniya Street, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191036

Petersburg: Masterpieces of Art Nouveau
In the early 1900s, an income house was built on a plot owned by hereditary honorary citizen and owner of several houses, Panteleimon Trifonovich Badaev. Badaev was the elder of the house church and an honorary steward for economic affairs at the St. Petersburg Theological Seminary, located on the Obvodny Canal. The architect of the building was Vasily Antonovich Kosyakov, a graduate of the Institute of Civil Engineers in 1885, an artist, and a teacher at the Institute since 1888. Kosyakov began the construction of the house with Kornilov. Then the architect involved his younger brother, who, together with architect Podberesky, created sketches for the decorative design of the house.
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Jermaine

Imperial Pavilion at Vitebsky Railway Station

Vvedensky Canal, 7-414, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190013

Petersburg: Masterpieces of Art Nouveau
Next to the main building of the Vitebsky railway station is the elegant building of the former Tsar’s Pavilion (built in 1900-1901 by architect S.A. Brzhozovsky). It was intended for the travels of the royal family and was connected by the so-called private Imperial branch of the Tsarskoye Selo Railway.
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Jermaine

Income House on Zhukovsky Street – Owls and Others

Zhukovskogo St., 47, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191014

Petersburg: Masterpieces of Art Nouveau
Petersburg: The Hunt for Owls in Architectural Decor
Among the Art Nouveau houses in St. Petersburg, the building located at 47 Zhukovsky Street has one of the most comical decorations. The building is adorned with amusing mascarons. But the funniest element is the pair of crocodile-dragons at the top of the right risalit. The decor also features several owls decorating the windows in a floral pattern and the gate portal.
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Jermaine

Vitebsky Railway Station

Zagorodny Prospekt, 52, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190013

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The oldest railway terminal in Saint Petersburg and the first railway station in Russia. The railway connecting Tsarskoye Selo and Saint Petersburg in 1837 became the first public railway in the country.
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Jermaine

Income House of L. L. Koenig - the house of the "Sugar King"

Kronverksky Ave., 77, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 197198

Petersburg: Masterpieces of Art Nouveau
In 1911–1912, a house in the Art Nouveau style was built according to the design of Karl Karlovich Schmidt, a representative of the "brick style" architect. The client was the wealthy sugar factory owner Leopold Egorovich Koenig. In fact, at different times, the Koenigs owned quite a few "real estate properties" in the capital. The house turned out to be rather heavy-looking, with a round tower on the roof featuring windows that faced all around.
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Jermaine

Income House of S. V. Muyaki

18-a Vosstaniya St., Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191014

Petersburg: Masterpieces of Art Nouveau
In Saint Petersburg, at the corner of Vosstaniya Street and Kovensky Lane, stands an amazing building. It is a vivid example of early Petersburg Art Nouveau. The house features multicolored brick cladding, flowing lush stucco reminiscent of Rococo motifs, and lace-like metal decorations.
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Jermaine

Income House of A. N. Shtalman / Musinykh-Pushkins

Zagorodny Prospekt, 45A, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191180

Petersburg: Masterpieces of Art Nouveau
The Musiny-Pushkin Revenue House is located at the corner of Zagorodny Prospect and Bolshoy Kazachy Lane in Saint Petersburg. The building was constructed in the Northern Modern style by architect and civil engineer Moshinsky in 1907, commissioned by the widow of Lieutenant General Anna Nikolaevna Shtalman. The building is adorned with bay windows featuring balconies and wrought iron grilles, arched shapes of windows and doorways, richly decorated with natural stone and wrought iron. The Northern Modern style of the house is primarily characterized by the graphic lines of the facade and decorative details. The Art Nouveau style is also evident in the diverse window frames and the unusually designed corner portal.
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Jermaine

Income House of I. V. von Besser - Commercial and Hotel Complex "Vladimirsky Passage"

Vladimirsky Ave., 19, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191002

Petersburg: Masterpieces of Art Nouveau
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The income house of Ivan Viktorovich von Besser, today the shopping complex "Vladimirsky Passage," occupies a unique place in the architectural history of Saint Petersburg. Its true authorship remains a mystery, and the style—the northern modern style—is unique and significantly different from other buildings of this style in the city. In essence, it is a one-of-a-kind building in Petersburg.
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Jermaine

Income House of E. P. Mikhailova on Vvedenskaya

Vvedenskaya St., 7, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 197198

Petersburg: Masterpieces of Art Nouveau
Petersburg: Unusual and Interesting Houses
A large five-story residential building, constructed in the early 1900s by civil engineer Vladimir Nikolaevich Smirnov. The facade of the building is clad in natural stone (red gneiss granite and gray granite). At the height of the second to fourth floors, the facade is decorated with seven pilasters. At the top, the pilasters are crowned with waist-high half-sculptures of atlantes.
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Jermaine

Income House of K. I. Volkenstein

Lenina St., 33, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 194362

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On the Petrograd Side, there is another tenement house built by architect Sima Isaakovich Minash in the style of Northern Modern. This is the tenement house of K. I. Volkenstein.
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Jermaine

Income House of A. M. Vasilyev

Gatchinskaya St., 11, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 197136

Petersburg: Masterpieces of Art Nouveau
Petersburg: Unusual and Interesting Houses
The four-story income house No. 11, owned by the brothers Vasily, Andrey, and Pavel Andreevich Vasilyev, began construction in 1901 based on the design by civil engineer Vasily Vasilievich Korvin-Krukovsky. The project was revised and the construction completed by architect Vasily Vasilievich Shaub in 1902.
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Jermaine

House of the Partnership for the Arrangement of Housing of the Petrovsky Commercial School

Maly pr. P.S., 32, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 197198

Petersburg: Masterpieces of Art Nouveau
House of the Partnership for Housing Arrangement, established by the Society for the Assistance of Former Pupils of the Imperial St. Petersburg Commercial School and their Families. The house No. 32 on Malyy Prospect P.S. was built in 1907-1908 according to the design of architect Alexander Ignatievich Vladovsky to provide assistance in housing former pupils, indigent families, and elderly pupils of the St. Petersburg Commercial School.
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Jermaine

Income House of M. D. Kornilov

Maly Prospekt P.S., 26-28, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 197198

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Доходный дом Корнилова был построен в 1910 году по проекту архитектора и художника Александра Барановского. Это солидное здание с гранитным цоколем, верхним рядом шестиугольных окон и фронтонами над тремя треугольными эркерами, которые ритмично организуют протяженный фасад. Два цилиндрических эркера на углах, переходящие в граненые башенки, служат акцентами в уличных перспективах.
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Jermaine

Income House of K. K. Schmidt

Khersonskaya St., 13, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191024

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The massive yet compact volume of the residential building resembles a castle. Its walls seem designed to serve as a fortress, protecting the residents' family peace from the hustle and bustle of the city.
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Jermaine

Income house of G.G. Zollikofer - owls of the fourth floor

12th Krasnoarmeyskaya St., 1, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190005

Petersburg: Masterpieces of Art Nouveau
Petersburg: The Hunt for Owls in Architectural Decor
Above the fourth floor, among the fir trees and pine cones, owls have nestled.
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Jermaine

Income House of V. P. Kanchielov - Athena and the Owl

8 Malaya Podyacheskaya St., Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190068

Petersburg: Masterpieces of Art Nouveau
Petersburg: The Hunt for Owls in Architectural Decor
The medallions with Athena and the owl are located between the third and fourth floors, but they can be seen.
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Jermaine

A. F. Bubyr's Private Income House

Stremyannaya St., 11, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191025

Petersburg: Masterpieces of Art Nouveau
On Stremyannaya Street, there is a house of original architecture that attracts the gaze of passersby and is known to all connoisseurs of architecture. This house is recognized as the best example of Northern Art Nouveau.
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Jermaine

Church of Our Lady of Lourdes

Kovensky Lane, 7, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191014

Petersburg: Masterpieces of Art Nouveau
Catholic church in the Liteyny District of Saint Petersburg. Built between 1903 and 1909 to serve the needs of the French Catholic community, designed by architects L. N. Benois and M. M. Peretyatkovich. Consecrated on December 5 (November 22 old style), 1909 by Bishop Ioann Tsepliak. From 1938 to 1992, the church remained the only functioning Catholic church in Leningrad.
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Jermaine

Duderhof. Station building.

Dudergof (formerly Mozhayskaya), Saint Petersburg, Russia, 198325

Petersburg: Masterpieces of Art Nouveau
The Dudergof station building was constructed in 1899 based on the design of architect Semyon Nikolaevich Lazorev-Stanishev. It is immediately worth noting the unusual shape of the structure, its asymmetry – three volumes of different sizes joined together. This asymmetry of the building clearly demonstrates its connection to the Northern Modern style.
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Jermaine