The Samsonov Estate on Gruzinskaya is a identified heritage site of urban planning and architecture in Nizhny Novgorod, located at 3 Gruzinskaya Street (formerly Bolotov Lane). The complex took shape between 1882 and the 1890s under the peasant Grigory Mikhaylovich Samsonov, a native of the selo of Bogolyubovo in Vladimir Governorate.[2]

History and composition of the complex

In 1884, the plot in Bolotov Lane was registered to Grigory Mikhaylovich Samsonov. Between 1882 and the mid-1890s, a mixed stone-and-timber main house and a two-storey timber annex were built on the property, along with outbuildings — sheds and a cellar.[2] The main house dates to the 1890s.[3]

By 1915 the estate had passed by inheritance to the owner's son, Ivan Grigoryevich Samsonov, who remained its proprietor until 1920. During the Soviet period, both buildings were converted into residential apartments.[2]

Current condition

In 2021, the estate's annex (building no. 3B), which was not included on the list of protected heritage sites, was demolished. The main house (building no. 3) has survived and retains its status as an identified architectural monument.[2] The façades may be viewed freely from the street.

Sources

  1. putidorogi-nn.ru — Estates of Nizhny Novgorod: history and architecture, addresses, photographs (archive)
  2. autotravel-nn.ru — The G. M. Samsonov Estate — Heritage Site of Urban Planning and Architecture in Nizhny Novgorod
  3. yandex.ru — G. M. Samsonov Estate, Main House, 1890s, landmark, Nizhny Novgorod, Gruzinskaya St., 3 — Yandex Maps