The Blinovs were a Nizhny Novgorod merchant family, active during the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Alongside the Rukavishnikovs, the Bugrovs, and other merchant dynasties, the Blinovs were among the city's largest landowners and entrepreneurs, leaving a notable mark on the development of Rozhdestvenskaya.
Participation in the construction of the Nizhny Novgorod Exchange
In February 1895 the Blinov brothers donated part of their land free of charge for the construction of the Nizhny Novgorod Exchange building. The plot was located at the intersection of Rozhdestvenskaya Street and the embankment. Thanks to this gift, the city authorities were able to preserve the square's garden, whose development both the townspeople and the city administration had opposed. The Exchange building was erected in 1895–1896 to a design by the architect K. V. Treiman — ahead of the 16th All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition, which opened in Nizhny Novgorod in 1896.
Architectural heritage
The Blinovs' houses are part of the dense Historic Buildings of Rozhdestvenskaya Street — one of the most expensive city thoroughfares of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Together with the buildings of the Rukavishnikovs, the Bugrovs, and other merchant families, they form a unified architectural ensemble representing the eclecticism and rational Art Nouveau of the era.