The Vsevolozhsky Dacha is an original building in the Neo-Gothic style, located at the corner of Razvodnaya Street and Saint Petersburg Avenue. The villa was built between 1836 and 1938, presumably by the architect Fossati, featuring a central battlement tower, small turrets at the main entrance, bay windows, and terraces.
The first owner of the dacha was Chamberlain Vsevolozhsky, a friend of Pushkin. After some time, the mansion passed to the grandson of Princess Elena Pavlovna, the Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Later, the house was purchased by the Guards Economic Society, and it became a place where everything necessary for the guards officers was sold – from foodstuffs to manufactured goods.
The villa was twice recognized as a monument of history and architecture. In 1995, the building was granted the status of a federal monument, and in 1999, the status of a regional monument. During the Soviet era, there was a grocery store here, and later, up until 2012, the "Love" café. Currently, this historic building houses a fast-food outlet, so behind the "Teremok" sign and a bunch of shop signs, it is difficult to discern its former beauty.
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https://www.citywalls.ru/house18594.html
Written by Jermaine
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