Über das Anwesen Kwitkinskaja8 Fotos

#### About the Kvitke Estate

The estate was initially inhabited by Colonel Fedor Grigoryevich Donets. However, after his death, it was sold to Gregory Semyonovich Kvitke, and it was under his ownership that the property was actually developed and built up. The estate particularly flourished during the times of his grandsons, Andrei Fedorovich (the leader of the local nobility) and Gregory Fedorovich Kvitke-Osновyanenko, a writer.

This is the oldest estate not only in the district but also throughout the province. Featuring a beautiful park located near a small river, on hilly terrain, it includes areas that transition into pine forests (though these are now largely remnants). Such landscapes are particularly rare in this region.

In the early 19th century, a magnificent two-story wooden palace was constructed here. It featured a dome on a high drum, a six-column portico covered by a heavy cornice, and a window adorned with rustic decorations. However, subsequent renovations—such as replacing column capitals with wooden planks and attaching ornate lintels that did not match the original architectural style—damaged the building’s original grandeur. Nevertheless, even in the first decades of the 20th century, the structure still existed and could have been restored for many more years.

Unfortunately, shortly after its centenary, the palace was destroyed to make way for the construction of what is now the Dvoryanskoye Refuge for Former Institute Students, funded by the donor Tambovcev. In its place, a new building was constructed away from the busy roads, up on a hill.