Street of the February Revolution (until 1919 – Layevska) one of the oldest in the city. Of old there dwelt artisans, merchants and tradesmen. In modern times, the quarter of wooden houses side by side with the tower “Iset” and the Hyatt was considered a stumbling block for the development of Yekaterinburg city. To remove the heat of confrontation with the defenders of monuments of architecture, a developer two years ago, bought several houses from the regional Ministry of state property and promised that they will carry, and will restore and give a new cultural meaning. House No. 27 area of 445 square meters and a plot of Treasury rescued 15 million rubles.
the Estate of Michael Sokolova built in the early XX century at the intersection of. On both facades the owner, who served as head physician of the Ekaterinburg railway hospital, ordered to make three of the window opening. Central semi-oval shape: modern style involves the refusal of right angles and lines. Now for the object of cultural heritage found tenants: a landscape company that will restore the mansion, will break the front garden with peonies, and the area is a garden.
first from the Windows will be removed off – grid omen 1990s, restore stucco, historic color of the walls. Near the entrance will feature the library main hall the music room, in other rooms – offices designers. The garden and halls are open to residents and guests during events and exhibitions. For the future of the garden has already brought the first seedling from Novosibirsk, and in the long term tenants want to gather a valuable collection of peonies from all over Russia.
– the building has history and we don’t want to change anything – only to return the splendor, which was designed by architect. We often lack of home comfort in the city centre. A blooming garden can become a place of relaxation, where man meets nature, – said the Director of Yulia Sorokina.
it is Planned that the restoration work will take three years and will cost 20 million rubles.
