Kurakin Almshouse (Pavlovsk)

The Kurakin Almshouse in Pavlovsk was founded on the initiative of Prince Kurakin; construction began in 1820, and the first residents settled there in 1821. Initially a one-and-a-half-story building, it was later expanded and rebuilt, and was bordered on three sides by a wide linden alley, which later became Pod Lipkami Street. In 1836, part of the premises was leased to a ribbon-making factory, and in 1838 the building passed into the ownership of manufacturier-advisor Tribaudino. Since 1967, the Pioneer and Schoolchildren's House has been located here, which in the 1990s was renamed the Pavlovsk Youth Creativity House, and now it houses the Pavlovsky Children's Creativity House.