The Cavalry Houses are a series of buildings built in

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, between 1752 and 1753. They are listed as a cultural

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History

The Cavalry Houses were constructed as part of a project to build houses that differentiated the location from the area surrounding the palace. In 1748,

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ordered the construction of four stone houses and one wooden house for the steward and the cavaliers who came to

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. The project was entrusted to the architect Savva Ivanovich Chevakinskylater. Chevakinsky constructed the houses in the

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style with a single story and a

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. In 1784, the buildings were expanded by the architect I.V. Neyolov, who built up the mezzanines to complete second floors. The houses were later rebuilt in different styles. Of the group, the houses numbered 10 and 12 have been the most accurately preserved.

Architecture

The Cavalry Houses were designed in a style that is typical of the

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urban development houses in the mid-18th century. These houses were styled after imperial residences. One distinctive characteristic is the rustled shoulder blades, which highlight the corners and the central parts of the houses' facades. Decorative locking window frames adorn the windows on both floors, and the floors are separated by wide profiled traction.

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* * {{cite web, title=Кавалерский дом - Дом директора Лицея, url=http://www.citywalls.ru/house18481.html, work=citywalls.ru, accessdate=2018-06-30 Buildings and structures in Pushkin Houses completed in 1753 Baroque architecture in Saint Petersburg Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Saint Petersburg