Estates
Gryunhoff first mentioned back in 1322. Then this place was under the auspices of the Teutonic Order.
Talashkino is one of the art centers of Russia in the late XIX — early XX century, where the national art traditions and new Russian style revived. There were various artistic undertakings: from the organization of the museum called «Russian olden times» to creation of balalaikas orchestra.
Aristocratic estate belonged to Baron von Mack. His family owned this lands. Mack family had more than 1,500 horses, mostly trakeninskoy breed. extensive park with trees, brought from all continents was around the estate.
An architectural landmark of XVIII—XIX century, an old estate called Marfino, is situated in a village of the same name on bank of the Ucha River. It belonged to different noble families at different times, among which were the families of Golitsyn, Saltykov, Orlov and Panin.
Lyakhovo estate is a sample of middle-class suburban Moscow estate. It was built by Vasilchikov at the beginning of the 19th century. It is a small complex in the style of mature classicism.
The estate was founded in the last quarter of the 18th century by merchant P. Vlasov.
Ostafyevo was turned into museum, but used to be a Moscow estate of nobleman Pyotr Andreyevich Viazemsky and his descendants, in which Karamzin used to live and work, which was regularly visited by Pushkin and other key figures of the Golden Age of the Russian poetry.
Is located on the Sukhodrev river not so far from Kaluga. In the past times it was the family estate of the Goncharovs family. The name of the estate descends from the linen factory (polotnyaniy zavod in Russian) which appeared here in the beginning of the XVIII century.
Olgovo (called Lgovo before 1820) is a former Apraksin estate. The estate was formed at the end of the 18th — the beginning of the 19th century by Field Marshal Stepan Fyodorovich Apraksin and General Stepan Stepanovich Apraksin. A significant amount of work by their order was made by architect Francesco Camporesi.
Baron von Dervis estate house is situated on the plat between the Kiritsy and the Prony rivers. Upper garden was set up on the place of broken down glass factory. Young architect Shekhtel redesigned main house in 1887-1889.
The estate of Bykovo (Marino) was founded in the second half of the 17th century by the former Governor-General of Moscow, a favourite of Catherine II, Mikhail Izmailov.
The Muromtsevo estate is one of the architecturally rarest nobleman estates in Russia, built in the end of the 19th century by Peter Boitsov by the order from Imperial Guard’s Colonel Vladimir Khrapovitsky.
From 1656 to 1723 years the village belonged to duke Grigory Fedorovich Dolgorukov. Then the estate passed to his son duke Sergey. After the death of Peter the Second, in times of empress Anna Ioannovna, the Dolgorukovs family got in disgrace, the estate was arrested. Empress Elizabeth returned Podmoklovo to the Dolgorukovs family, they began to equip the estate with the stone buildings.
It is situated on the high bank of the Oka river. The most famous owners of the estate were Poltoratsky family. Dmitry Markovich Poltoratsky bought the estate in 1792. He was splendid agriculturalist. Every year peasants from nearby villages gathered at Avchurino and Dmitry taught them modern methods in agriculture.
The estate is located in the right bank of the Moscow river in the old village called Ostrov. It was a palace until the end of the XVII century and from the XVI-XVII centuries it was used as the summer residence of grand dukes and tsars, here in the sixteenth century was a palace estate. The estate Ostrov is one of the oldest in the Moscow region.
The estate is situated on the picturesque bank of the Pekhorka river. Architects K. Blank, F. Kazne, and A. Menelaws created this spectacular architectural complex of XVlll century.
The estate has many owners throughout its history. During XVI-XVIII Prozorovsky family had owned the estate. Most of XIX century Trubetsky family possessed it. Lately it was owned by F. Rabenek and merchant V. Sychev (1890-1892). In the beginning of XX century Kuznechov came into possession of the estate. Ryabushinsky had been the last owner till 1917.
Estate of the Chernyshovs family took a shape as a palace and park ensemble in the first half of the 1760s under field-marshal Zakhar Grigoryevich Chernyshov, who took part in the Seven years war.
Grabnevo is an under Moscow estate situated in about 40 km from the city. Grebnevo was built in the late XVIII century under the Bibikovs and Golitsins families. The central solemn architectural ensemble is preserved.
Dubrovitsy estate is mostly known not for its neoclassical palatial estate house but for the baroque estate Church of Znamenie Icon (Orante) built in amazing and unusual style for orthodox churches.
Ostashevo is old large village known since XV century. Present buildings situated on the bank of Ruzskoe reservoir are associated with prince A. Urusov who founded manor here in 1790. Probably R. Kazakov, who were working at Urusov’s Moscow house at that time, took part in creating overall vision of the manor. Only two single staged wings, steward house, office wing and two pseudo-gothic entry towers.
The Yaropolets estate belonged to the Goncharovs family is situated in the southern part of the village. It's reference point is a high church broach. The name is ancient, the popular legend says that this name originates from the place called "Yaroye Pole" (light field) where a Moscow rulers' kennels were placed.
The estate on the Long pond was belonged to the Pushkins family in the XVII century, and in the 1760-1770-es a small architectural ensemble was created here under the A.I. Glebov. This estate was belonged to the several owners. In 1911 this estate was bought by the Moscow merchant of German origin E. M. Banza with his son-in-law R.V. Herman. In a name of these persons the saved buildings in the estate territory were called.
