Rosneft headquarters (Moscow)

Russia / Moscow / Moscow / Sofiyskaya naberezhnaya, 26
 office building, oil and gas industry, 1903_construction, revealed object of cultural heritage (Russia)

In the early 19th century the Dmitry Fyodorovich Faleev (1750-1827), who was mayor of Moscow for three years beginning in December 1803, owned this property. Originally a merchant he was raised to the nobility class in 1822, and the adjacent lane is named for him. His manor was destroyed in the 1812 fire and was replaced in 1821 by a residence for court adviser I. Kologrivov. This estate was renovated before 1850 but nothing of this time remains.

The merchant brothers Vasiliy Alekseevich (1832-1906) and Aleksandr Alekseevich Bakhrushin (1823-1916) paid for construction of the complex seen today, which is often called the Widows Home. In 1898 the family started to build in this area free apartments for needy widows with children and female students. Two years later after taking possession of additional land on Sofiiskaya Embankment, they built two more structures. In total, the family Bakhrushin donated 1.257 million rubles at this site on which were also located two kindergartens, a primary school for boys and girls, a secondary school for older boys and a vocational school for older girls. In addition to the schools, there were general workrooms with sewing machines and a free dining hall and residences for more than 2000 people.
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Coordinates:   55°44'50"N   37°37'13"E
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