House-Museum of Peter the First (Petrovsky House)
160012, Vologda region, Vologda, Soviet Prospect, 47
About the company:
The House-Museum of Peter I is the very first museum in Vologda, which was opened in 1885. Today, the museum is a branch of the Vologda State Museum-Reserve.
In 1724, Peter I and Queen Catherine Alekseevna stayed in this house.On May 30, 1872, in memory of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Peter I, the city and the Zemstvo bought this house for 4000 rubles. It belonged at that time to the merchant Vitusheshnikov and was used as a warehouse of linen and kudel.
After restoration works, dismantling of the wooden superstructure and annexes, the Museum of Peter I was opened here.