The house-museum VI Kalashnikov is located on the street Pervomayskaya. The house is an architectural monument of the 18th century. It belonged to the family of Vasily Kalashnikov shipbuilder.
Former home of Kalashnikov had stood at the beginning of the street Sarai. This house is in a measure that was more fortunate others that were built before the development of the regular plan. House Kalashnikovs stood on the red line, besides the facade came on a small area of a triangular shape, designed specifically for the review of the Epiphany Monastery.
House Kalashnikov unlike other buildings of the same time, partly made of stone . The front part is rather short and has two floors . It is already noticeable features of an order of architecture, which are closely intertwined with the wooden architecture . At the corners are located rusticated basement blades, windows are framed by simple trims . Upper floor - fairly high . It is processed by narrow pilasters with inserts made of painted tiles (rather original approach when decorating an apartment building) . Plat three windows in the form of a wall adjoining a flat box, complete bow-shaped pediment . With it echoes the rounded bottom of the apron . In the corner was also made pasted tiles . The order of the facade direct and easy . Pilasters, architraves, rust as if streaming of house-facades and curving take the most soft and delicate profiles . Small volyutki traction and are the subject of jewelry . In general, the facade of the house resembles a face with eyes open and friendly expression .
This building as if descended from the print style, and is a special creation of architecture. The house adjoins the rear is another large wooden volume that tells the house three-part plan. Very powerful remarkable round logs. Side of the house - a simple plank porch. Until the early 20th century roof of the house was covered with high-plank roof, but it was replaced by a more flat.
Today the house Kalashnikov nicely renovated, thanks to the efforts of well-known in the city patron and collector of antiquities Yuri Miloslavovicha Pervova and pleasing to the eye of the townspeople.
The house is notable not only for its architecture but also by the fact that here was born and grew up a famous designer of steam engines, mechanic-heating engineer, Vasily Kalashnikov. This is his ancestral home.
The house is an extensive exhibition of antiquities, located on an area of three halls. You can look into the room Kalashnikov, learn about the history of his family. The museum held a meeting with relatives glorified uglichanina its edge, arranged theatrical performances of scenes from his life.
The museum also includes facilities such as workshops, tea with a Russian stove, where you can discover the history of tea and tea traditions, is a collection of samovars, teapot.
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