Kontorskaya street (St. Petersburg)

Passes in the area of ​​the former Swedish city of Nyen of the 17th century.

The name has been known since 1775 and comes from the Office of the Okhta settlement. This ancient name indicates the peculiarities of life of the Okhta villagers.

In February 1720, Peter I issued a decree establishing a carpentry settlement on the Okhta. In 1721, at the confluence of the Okhta River into the Neva River , on the site of the former Swedish fortress Nyenschanz , a settlement was created and five hundred huts were built for artisans gathered from different provinces who were “most accustomed to the court case” who were required to participate in the Admiralty work, for which they were exempted from all taxes and received payment. These artisans were assigned to the Particular Shipyard . Formally, they were considered “free carpenters”, but in reality they were in the position of serfs. They did not have the right to engage in any other business, nor did they leave the settlement, without bailing that they would return. Even “free carpenters” could only marry Okhta girls, and the girls did not have the right to marry “outsiders”. It was allowed to leave the settlement and go to other ranks only after sixty years ^[1] . Compliance with the rules was monitored by the Office of the Okhta settlement. The Office building was located on the right bank of the Okhta River at its confluence with the Neva, right where Kontorskaya Street begins.

Initially, the street was longer and ran from the Neva to the modern Metalist Avenue . In the 1930s, the section going from Sredneohtinsky Avenue towards Metallistov Avenue disappeared. In the 1960s, the section between Neva and Bolsheokhtinsky Avenue disappeared.

• The 17th century archeology monument “City Center Nien“ Okhta-II ”” - within the boundaries between Kontorskaya Street, Sredneohtinsky Prospekt , Krasnogvardeiskaya Square and Anchor Street .   Object of cultural heritage No. 7800000091

• House number 1 ( Bolsheokhtinsky Prospekt , house number 3) - Okhtinsky moving part. Built on the site of the former Okhta public almshouse ( 1861 , architect P.P. Merkulov). The current building was built in 1867 for the Suburban Council, the police station and the almshouse. In 1887, the Okhta Fire Department moved to this building. In 1898, a fire tower was attached to the building (architect O. L. Ignatovich ). Currently, the building is occupied by fire station No. 12 of the 16th detachment of the federal fire service ^[2] .   Object of cultural heritage No. 7802341000

The nearest metro station is Novocherkasskaya .

• Bolsheokhtinsky Avenue
• Sredneokhtinsky Avenue

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• Kontorskaya street
• Overview of street buildings on Citywalls