The house-Museum of V. I. Kalashnikov is located at Pervomayskaya street. The house is an architectural monument of the 18th century. He belonged to the family of shipbuilder Vasily Ivanovich Kalashnikov.

The former home of the Kalashnikov had stood in the beginning of the street Sarai. This house in the least were more fortunate than others, which were erected prior to the development of the regular plan. House Kalashnikovs stood on the red line, and besides, the facade came to a small triangular square, designed for the review of the Epiphany monastery.

House Kalashnikovs unlike other buildings of the same period, partly made of stone. The front of it is quite short and has two floors. It is already visible features of an order of architecture, which is closely intertwined with wooden architecture. On the corners of the basement are rusticated and the shovels, and the Windows are framed with simple mouldings. The upper floor is quite high. He treated narrow pilasters with inserts made of painted tiles (pretty original reception when decorating residential building). The three trims of the Windows made in the form adjacent to the wall of a flat frame, completed by a bow-shaped header. With him echoes the rounded bottom apron. In angular projections also inserted the tiles. The order of the facade is easy and simple. Pilasters, architraves, rust like trickle over the brownie facade and, curving take the most soft and subtle profiles. Small thrust and volutri are the subject of jewelry. In General, the facade resembles a face with open eyes and a friendly expression.

This building is like gone with the popular prints and is a special creation of architecture. To the back is another large wooden volume that reports home three-part plan. It is very remarkable, powerful round logs. Side of the house – a simple plank porch. Until the early 20th century the roof of the house was covered with high shingle roof, but it was replaced by the more gentle.

Today, the house of Kalashnikov is well restored, thanks to the efforts known philanthropist and collector of antiquities Yuri Miloslavich Pervova and pleasing to the eye of the townspeople.

The house is notable not only for its architecture but for the fact that here was born and grew up famous designer of steam engines, mechanic -] Kalashnikov Vasily Ivanovich. This is his ancestral home.

The house is an extensive exposition of the subject of antiquity, situated on the territory of three rooms. Here you can look at the Cabinet Kalashnikov, get acquainted with the history of his family. The Museum organizes meetings with the relatives of your glorified edge of glicerina, organized theatrical performances of scenes from his life.

Part of the Museum also includes a hall for workshops, a tea house with a Russian stove, where you can learn about the history of tea and tea traditions, a collection of samovars, kettles.