House of merchant I. Mikhlyaev - is the only one preserved in Kazan, the monument to Peter the Great's time. It belongs to the civil architecture. This is the only stone house in Kazan on 1739. The monument of local importance.

The building is two-storied, with a clear separation of floors stripe belts, consisting of curbs, ridges and towns. In the first floor of a high basement room with a vaulted ceiling. It was the floor that is used for commercial purposes. The second floor living quarters and rooms for receiving guests. The windows on the second floor are decorated with architraves having pilasters on the sides. Completed trims so-called "rooster combs." Under the eaves, projecting above the building, runs a frieze formed by brick "small town", which runs on top "in the belt edge." The facade with the tripartite division, with asymmetrically spaced blades. In the middle there is a facade window casings. At this point, it was with the rise of the steps to the second floor. The house has retained its original appearance of a residential building built in the late 17th century. His style is characteristic of the Baroque Moscow sample.

Ivan Mikhlyaev (1667 - 1728 years) was a famous merchant and industrialist. He owned a woolen textiles, leather factory and distillery Kazan, was also co-owner of a linen factory in Moscow. According to legend, at his home in June 1722 he stopped by Peter I. King inspected the two cloth factories, private and state. He was pleased with the textiles and transferred Mikhlyaev breech factory with buildings, materials and lyudmi.V memory of the visit of Peter I in Kazan and in gratitude king A.I.Mihlyaev built the Peter and Paul Cathedral near his home.

After the death of Mikhlyaev house owned by his widow at first, then her brother - F.Dryablov. Later, the house belonged to his son Dryablova, Ivanu.V 1774 Ivan Dryablov handed the city administration building, hoping to save the building for potomkov.V building was constructed hospice, then the areas of the house surrendered in 1816 arendu.V House passed the Kazan urban society. It was located tavern, then a restaurant, tea house and gostinitsa.V very recent past, the building was used as a utility room garment factory located ryadom.Seychas building was transferred to the Institute of History of Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The house is a historical monument of regional significance. In the house there is a plaque: "House Mikhlyaev. The monument of civil architecture of the late 17th century. In 1722, he stopped here by Peter I. The monument protected by the state. "