Milgauzen House: Memory of the Doctor and the Legendary Chestnut

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Among the modern houses on Kievskaya Street of Simferopol there is the Milgauzen House. This is one of the most interesting, but, unfortunately, poorly preserved architectural monuments of the XVIII-XIX centuries. Here lived Fedor Karlovich Milgauzen, Russian doctor, one of the best doctors of the Russian Army, an ascetic and philanthropist. He moved to the Crimea after his resignation at the age of 45, acquired an estate in Simferopol and was engaged in a lofty mission. Milgauzen patronized the hospice, the boys’ gymnasium, the city library and the prison committee of Simferopol.

Milgauzen House was once attended by I. Aivazovsky and V. Serov. The doctor treated K.N. Batiushkov, V.A. Zhukovsky, V.G. Belinsky and A.S. Pushkin. It was rumored that Milgauzen cured half of the city, and he himself bought medicines to the poor! When he died in March 1853, the whole city attended at the funeral. Today, several families live in the Milgauzen House. Its interiors have not been preserved, but everyone who comes to the house can admire the amazing five-stem chestnut. Five chestnut trees were planted in 1829 by Fedor Karlovich himself, his wife and children. Over time, saplings have intergrown and now serve as a living memory of an amazing person. In 1972, the five-stem chestnut was declared a natural monument. Residents of Simferopol seriously believe that the chestnut fulfills wishes, but only good and kind!

Milgauzen House: Memory of the Doctor and the Legendary Chestnut

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