ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, tə pˈeɪ ˈɔf ɡˈæmblɪŋ dˈɛts, tˈɑːlstɔɪ sˈoʊld ðə sˈɛntɹəl pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə hˈaʊs tʊ ɐ nˈeɪbɚ, hˌuː dɪsmˈæntəld ɪt ænd ɹᵻbˈɪlt ɪɾ ˌɔn hɪz ˈoʊn lˈænd.
In 1854, to pay off gambling debts, Tolstoy sold the central part of the house to a neighbour, who dismantled it and rebuilt it on his own land.