Friends, I continue my exploration of interesting buildings located on Vosstaniya Street in St. Petersburg. This time, I’d like to tell you about the former tenement house of E. S. Egorov. This building was designed by the famous architect P. Y. Suzor, known as the author of around eighty projects in St. Petersburg, including residential, industrial, and public buildings.
History of the House
The land where the building now stands was originally divided into two plots, with two wooden houses belonging to different owners. Over time, the land changed hands, and by 1873, both plots along with their structures were owned by merchant of the 1st guild, Yefim Savelievich Egorov.
Egorov began renting out the existing buildings, earning an income of 2,100 rubles per year. This phase came to an end in 1882 when the wooden buildings were destroyed by fire. Egorov received an insurance payout for the loss and decided to construct a new tenement house on the site.
The building was constructed between 1883 and 1884. The project was entrusted to Pavel Yulyevich Suzor, who had already completed more than 40 buildings in St. Petersburg by that time. I previously mentioned this architect in my article about the Singer Company House.
The original plan was for a two-story building, but at the owner's request, the height was increased to five stories. The lower level housed commercial spaces: by 1885, there were shops selling dishes, tea, wallpaper, glassware, as well as a bakery and a butcher shop. The residential part of the building had 40 apartments, ranging from 5 to 19 rooms each.
Articles about this house mention that although a tenement building is supposed to generate profit for its owner, Egorov eventually went bankrupt and was forced to sell the property. In 1897, it was purchased by the South-Eastern Railway Company.
Starting in 1917, the apartments in the former tenement house were converted into communal flats. Over time, parts of the building fell into disrepair. For example, in the 1960s, the original balcony railings were replaced with standard modern ones. However, you can still see an original railing on one of the fifth-floor balconies facing Baskov Lane.
How to Get There by Metro
The facades of the former Egorov tenement house face three streets, and the building has three addresses: 40 Nekrasova Street — 35 Vosstaniya Street — 33 Baskov Lane. You can walk here from either Chernyshevskaya or Ploshchad Vosstaniya metro stations; the walk takes about ten minutes.
I’ve previously published articles about other landmarks in this neighborhood. When planning your visit, you might also enjoy my story about the former house of A. P. Romanov.
Have a nice trip!
