House of porcelain

In 1893 Matvey Sydorovych Kuznetsov, the "king" of Russian porcelain and faience acquired a corner portion on Myasnitskaya Street. In 1898 he began to build a new office and commercial space for his “Mikhail Kuznetsov’s Association for production of porcelain and pottery products" by the project of F.O. Shechtel. "Association" became the largest producer of porcelain in Europe that year and needed a decent representation. The facade was decorated with masks of winged god Mercury, the patron of trade. The first floor was occupied by the store and the second used as an office space of the "Association ". The new building got the beveled corner not by chance. Once upon a time this place was a two-storey house with outhouses belonging to Prince P.I. Tyufyakin. According to the Moscow's city planning of 1790s the house has lost its corner, and part of the Prince's land came was taken for the street. Then the estate changed many owners. In 1813 there was an "English Club" and then until 1825 there was a female noble boarding school. In 1830, the noisy noted housewarming of Pogodin, the professor of Moscow University was celebrated here. For four years while writer and historian Pogodin owned a house. A.S. Pushkin, N.V. Gogol, M.S. Shepkin, S.T. Aksakov visited here. In 1893, V.I. Firsanova - Gonetskaya (the future owner of "Sanduny baths " and "Petrovsky Passage") sold the house to M.S. Kuznetsov. In 1907, the Halls of "House of porcelan" were used for an exhibition of K.E. Makovsky’s paintings and creations of the artistic association "Blue Rose". In 1913 the building was added the third floor by the design project of architect F.A. Ganeshin. After the revolution the house was given to the syndicate of the silicate industry and "United Club of the Third International." In 1930 the house was increased by one floor. After the war the building was given to the utensils store again, and today the porcelain and faience shop is on the first floor, just like in M.S.Kuznetsov time.