A Walk along Chernigovskaya Street

Chernigovskaya Street is the lower embankment of the Oka; its former name was Blagoveschenskaya Sloboda. See also: Nizhne-Okskaya Embankment.

History of the Street

The street was laid out as part of the general urban-development reforms in Nizhny Novgorod between 1834 and 1839, based on designs by architects Yefimov and Gotman. Its construction coincided with a severe fire in 1836 that burned down all the old, predominantly wooden buildings in the area. Following that disaster, only stone buildings were permitted along the Oka. By the end of the 19th century, Chernigovskaya Street had thus developed into a cohesive architectural-industrial ensemble of apartment buildings, hotels, and factory premises belonging to major industrial enterprises. In those days, life along the Oka embankment was bustling: it was home to one of the city's largest cab stands, the riverbank was crowded with numerous vessels — a number that multiplied many times over during the All-Russian Yarmarka.

Today, the character of Chernigovskaya Street is preserved much as it had taken shape by the late 19th century, although the appearance of individual historic buildings has been somewhat altered by extensive modifications, additions to facades, partial demolitions, and the loss of decorative elements.

Architectural Landmarks on Chernigovskaya Street

  • House of A. L. Barysheva (No. 4-a), architect G. I. Kizevetter (1837–1839);
  • House of P. Kubareva (No. 4-b), architect G. I. Kizevetter (1838–1847);
  • House of M. V. Medvedev (No. 5), architect G. I. Kizevetter (1843–1844);
  • House of A. S. Gushchin (No. 7), architects G. I. Kizevetter, D. V. Yeshevsky (1837–1862);
  • House of Ye. Grebenshchikova (No. 8), architect N. I. Uzhumedsky-Gritsevich (1853–1852);
  • Estate of N. G. Shchepetova (No. 12), architect G. I. Kizevetter (1838–1849);
  • House of P. Ye. Goryachev (No. 15), architect A. L. Leer (1832–1833);
  • Estate of the Shchukins and A. Nenyukov (No. 16), architects I. Ye. Yefimov, A. Ye. Turmyshev (1822–1848);
  • House of M. Kuznetsov (No. 17), architect I. Ye. Yefimov (1820s).

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