Catherine Hesse house (Kyiv)

 apartment building, listed building / architectural heritage, 1880s construction

In 1857, the house belonged to Alexandra Stepanovna Repninskoy - daughter of General of Cavalry of the Russian Imperial Army, commander of the Napoleonic wars Stepan Repninskogo Jakovljevic, who descended from the nobility of Kiev province. She ordered to build a one-story mansion on the estate, which occupied 0.5 hectares. But in 1882 he bought the estate and the wife of Chamberlain and Privy Councillor M. Hesse - Kateryna Hesse. That's when it was built and the current house.
In the years 1882-1883 Catherine Hesse thrice took credit for the construction of a new house. The first two times - on bail still unfinished urban estate.
The two-storey mansion had 17 rooms with stucco ceilings, oak flooring, fireplace with black marble. In the wing housed a kitchen, laundry room and five rooms for servants. There were also a cellar, stables, barn, storage rooms and a small garden.
According to the Kiev Credit Company, wholly owned by the estate of Catherine Hesse. If the hostess decided to hand over the apartment, then a year she had to 5 th. Rubles.
In his mansion Kiev Hesse lived until 1894. Next, at different times, there lived a family of military and businessmen.
In 1939 he added two floor, and the house became a multifamily dwelling house.