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Stone island in St. Petersburg: history, sights, real estate

Corners of wildlife in the midst of stone buildings and asphalt streets for citizens are always a favorite place for meetings and recreation. And if it's a whole island, drowning in greenery and surrounded by water, which is only a few meters from the nearest metro station? There is a park, cozy benches on the embankment, walkways ... And all this is a miracle - the Stone Island in St. Petersburg.

History of the island 18-19 century

During the construction of the northern capital, this area was not originally planned for urban development. He first settled here, having built a mansion in 1713, Chancellor at the court of Peter I Gavriil Golovkin. The king not only granted him this island, but also personally planted an oak near his house, which existed until the 21st century.

The original Finnish name Kivisaare was replaced by his literal translation "Stone Island". In St. Petersburg his story began with the first Golovkin mansion. But soon these lands were taken over by the next chancellor Bestuzhev-Ryumin, who, according to the dictates of this, built the house according to the plan of the architect Rastrelli himself.

When in 1765 Catherine II bought the island from Bestuzhev-Ryumin, she handed it over to her son and heir Pavel Petrovich, for whom the Kamennoostrovsky Palace was built by the architect Felten. Since that time, the Stone Island in St. Petersburg has become a favorite place of rest for the capital's nobility, and it has gradually become "overgrown" with their mansions and dachas, many of which have survived to this day.

In the 19th century, a real social life was conducted here, and for the amusement of noble persons, the Summer Theater was specially built, in which artists from different troupes performed. Nicholas I liked to visit here with his retinue. Did not miss the performances, and just the opportunity to walk in the green park and ordinary Petersburgers. So Stone Island in St. Petersburg, whose sights can be seen today, has become a favorite holiday destination for the cultural elite of the capital.

Island in the 20th century

Most of the famous mansions and dachas appeared here in the late 19 - early 20 th century, when it was a special demand. For example, the houses of such well-known people not only in tsarist Russia, like Putilin, the brothers Eliseev, Bekhterev and many others. On 106 hectares of the island's square, roads, a park zone and bridges were built, connecting it with other islands and streets of the city.

Since 1928, the first pensions for workers were opened here, after which it was given the name of "Workers", which never took root. The local population still called it the Stone Island. In St. Petersburg, which in 1991 returned his original name, gradually renamed all the historic sites, streets and squares. In 1993, the turn came to the famous island.

Today this place is for rest of Petersburgers and one of the excursion routes for the guests of the city.

Dacha Gauswald

The most famous in these places is the villa, built in 1898 for Eugenia Karlovna Gauswald. Architects Chagin and Schöne selected the Art Nouveau style, which, given that the building is wooden, makes it unique.

This is a small house in 2 floors with a veranda and a terrace, but its main highlight is the round turret, which gives it charm and uniqueness.

During the Soviet era, there was temporarily a colony for juvenile offenders, and later a sanatorium. The style of the house, more typical of European houses, attracted the attention of filmmakers. So, in the film "Treasures of Agra" Irene Adler lived here , in which Sherlock Holmes had to steal a photo. Also in it were filmed such well-known to the Soviet viewer pictures, as "Don Cesar de Bazan" and "Bat".

Today, the dacha needs urgent repairs and, although listed on the list of monuments of architecture and wooden architecture, restoration work is still pending. Sometimes tourists ask the local about the Stone Island in St. Petersburg how to get to the Gauswald dacha (from the metro station "Chernaya Rechka" turn to the embankment and cross the bridge). If the house was restored, it could be included in the list of sightseeing objects.

Dacha Bekhterev

A well-known in the scientific circles psychiatrist and neurologist Vladimir Mikhailovich Bekhterev did not ignore the Stone Island in St. Petersburg. The sights of these places were replenished with his dacha, built according to the project of Mikhail Devishin in 1914.

Performed in the style of neoclassicism, this dacha was originally built with the help of a popular in Europe frame. At the heart of the house was a wooden frame made of uneven beams, in which all the free space between them was filled with chips, clay, and a brick. Outside, the walls were plastered, and the outer frames of the frame were left and were the decoration of the building.

Since the villa Bekhterev entered the list of architectural monuments of St. Petersburg, in 1956 it was rebuilt in stone and plastered. Today on the building you can see a commemorative plaque that here from 1914 to 1927. Lived Academician Bekhterev.

Kleinmichel dacha

Anyone who has ever visited the Stone Island in St. Petersburg (photo below) could not pass indifferently past the house with the dragons. The Countess's dacha Kleinmichel was rebuilt several times. Originally it belonged to the head of the theatrical troupe from France Zhenya, but in 1893 she was acquired with the land for 90 years by the widow of Colonel Kleinmichel Maria Eduardovna.

In 1904, the house was rebuilt and received gothic elements in the form of a pointed roof, a corner tower and wrought dragons holding lanterns. No less attention from passers-by attracts the grille around the mansion. In addition to ornaments in the form of salamanders, monograms of the countess - "MK" - are inserted in her weaving.

Today, the interior of the cottages of that time can be judged only from photographs that were in the early 20th century published in the magazine "The Capital and the Estate."

Fallenweather House

If you want to choose the mansions of Kamenny Island (St. Petersburg) for the sightseeing, then the famous and well-known cultural and secular St. Petersburg of the beginning of the 20th century will be the leading tailor from Switzerland E. Fallenweider.

The mansion in the style of the Northern Art Nouveau with Gothic elements was built in 1904-1905. By the architect Meltzer. In this two-story house with a tower and terrace, almost in the only of all the mansions of the island, the original decoration has remained. There are still "dressed" in the marble fireplaces, there was stucco molding on the ceilings, ornament on the walls, stained glass and mirrors.

During the Soviet era, the sanatorium was in the building for a long time, while from 1993 to 2009, It was not given to the consulate of Denmark. Today there is a hotel with a restaurant, and the mansion continues life. Film enthusiasts know him well from the films about Sherlock Holmes, on the "Suicide Club" about Prince Florizel and "Mr. Designer."

The Mansion of the Prince of Oldenburg

This architectural monument had more hosts than any other object in this area. His story begins with the sale of the site in 1795, which originally belonged to the court seamstress Mme. Bilo. At this time the Stone Island in St. Petersburg became a popular place of social life, so the purchase of land by the president of the Admiralty Board Ivan Chernyshev was considered a profitable investment.

He begins the construction of a wooden house with a greenhouse and adds two more plots. In 1830, Chernyshev sold the land with the building to Prince Dolgorukov, who from 1831 to 1832. Erects here a mansion and even completely deconstructs the interiors of the halls.

And the story repeats itself - once all the finishing work has been completed, the plot with the house is sold. This time, the Prince of Oldenburg became its owner . Grandson of Paul I, a military and statesman, a member of the imperial family hires an architect who adds two wings to the existing house and slightly remodels the interior, focusing on the tastes of the new owner.

At the end of the 19th century, the mansion was inherited by the son of Prince of Oldenburg Peter, who lived here until 1917, until he emigrated to France.

During the Soviet era, the house was badly damaged by constantly changing lodgers. Then it housed utilities, then residential apartments, then the hostel of medical students, it was abandoned for several decades. Today it is being rebuilt, and the mansion has become an object of architectural heritage.

Mansion Kugusheva

Although the main buildings that filled the Stone Island in St. Petersburg - dacha, there are several mansions, which can be called masterpieces of architecture of the early 20th century. One of them is the house of Princess Maria Konstantinovna Kugusheva.

It was built in 1895 by architect K. Preis in a fashionable style of late eclecticism at the time. The mansion consists of two levels - a stone lower and a wooden upper. The princess wanted to live in a house that combined Russian style with fashionable architectural tendencies.

The building turned out elegant, which contributed a lot to the carved tower, which managed to retain its original appearance to the present day. From its windows there is a picturesque view of the island and the Malaya Nevka River. After the revolution, the mansion was made a house with communal apartments until the 70s, until it became emergency.

Residents settled, and restoration began in the mansion. After finishing the repair, he was given a child art school named after Kustodiev, to whom he is still.

The Kamennoostrovsky Palace

Built in the period from 1776 to 1782, this palace was to become the suburban residence of Emperor Pavel Petrovich. Performed in the strict style of classicism by the design of Quarenghi and Felten, he quickly bored the owner, who preferred to spend time in Pavlovsk.

The structure of the palace complex includes:

  • The palace itself, built in the form of an elongated letter "n" with two wings;
  • The economic yard;
  • Invalid house;
  • Wood burning yard;
  • Kitchen building;
  • Stables and riding school;
  • Garden with a gardener's house.

In the palace after the revolution there was a hospital, then a house-colony for homeless children, later - a sanatorium. Today it is being restored for transfer to the governor of St. Petersburg as a residence.

Modern residential complex on the island

Buy real estate on the Stone Island in St. Petersburg, you can by choosing an elite modern housing, which fits perfectly into the old look of these places.

Three-storey building of the elite class from the club house "Del Arte" offers 9 apartments, consisting of 3 and 4-room residences. Here everything is thought out to the smallest detail for a comfortable stay in luxury - from video surveillance and silent elevators to water and air purification systems.

The apartments are sold for a clean finish. To bring the interior to perfection, you can use the services of the company "Stone Island" in St. Petersburg, which is the leader in decorating rooms with marble and decorative stone.

All necessary infrastructure is located in a walking distance from the residential complex.

Stone island today

At any time of the year on Kamenny Island you can meet walking couples, sportsmen, hanging young people, tourists and vacationing pensioners. Available within the city a natural place with sights, a quiet park with comfortable benches, with exits to the embankment and handsome bridges, will always be a favorite place for Petersburgers and guests of the city. It is planned that the island will be made the residence of the president, whether after that some part of it will be open to tourists, it is still unknown.

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