Main Estate house of Abramtsevo

The Main Estate house was built by Savva Mamontov in the 1870s. It is made of wood. In 2013, it was reconstructed, but in general, both the house and its interiors have been preserved to this day in their original form. The artists of the Abramtsevo’s Society lived in the house in an atmosphere of creativity.  

The Main Estate house of Abramtsevo was built in the 18th century by the Golovins. The western facade of the house faces the square in front of the entrance to the Abramtsevo estate. The eastern facade is located on the edge of a flat area, beyond which a steep descent to the Vorya River begins. Abramtsevo Park in this place is made in the form of terraces descending to the river. On this side, Mamontov planted a Roman Grove near the house, in memory of his acquaintance in Rome in 1872 with Polenov and Antakolsky. After this acquaintance, a Mamontov’s society was formed.  

In the middle of the 19th century, the estate was owned by the writer and literary critic Aksakov. He did not make any significant changes or alterations to the Golovins` house. Aksakov formed a literary society in Abramtsevo. Many famous writers, poets, actors, historians came to visit him.  

Tyutchev, Turgenev, Shchepkin, Zagoskin, Khomyakov, Shakhovskoy, the Kireevsky brothers and many others visited here. The memorial room of Aksakov`s close friend, Nikolai Gogol, has been preserved in the Main Estate House. The writer lived in Abramtsevo for several months in 1849 and 1851.  

Savva Mamontov bought Abramtsevo in 1870. Aksakov`s house was too cramped for the large Mamontov family, who had 5 children. In addition, the house was in a neglected state, so many things had to be built anew. Mamontov expanded it. 

In the interiors of the rooms there are expositions: "The Aksakov Family and its entourage", as well as the "Mamontov’s Art Society". You can visit the Main Estate House only with a guide as part of an excursion. With the exception of the two memorial rooms of Aksakov, the interiors of the Mamontov period have been restored in the Main Estate House. The stoves decorated with majolica made by Mikhail Vrubel have been preserved in the house. On the walls everywhere there are paintings that artists painted in the Abramtsevo Estate and its surroundings.