Tchaikovsky House in Taganrog is a historical mansion in the historical downtown Taganrog on Ulitsa Grecheskaya , 56 . The mansion was built in early 1870s by the project of the architect Petrov . It was owned by the merchant Sarandino until mid-1890s . From 1883 until 1894 , the building was rented by the captain of the first rank Ippolit Tchaikovsky who served in Taganrog representing the Russian Society of navigation and trade . Pyotr Tchaikovsky came to Taganrog and stayed at this house three times : in 1886 , 1888 and in 1890 . The building was mentioned in one of Anton Chekhov 's letters to his cousin Georgy Chekhov in 1895 : If I were rich , I would certainly buy the house where Ippolit Tchaikovsky used to live . The mansion was damaged during the 1927 Crimean earthquakes and as consequence , the left wing was demolished
1927 Crimean earthquakes
1927 Crimean earthquakes
Tchaikovsky House in Taganrog