ɪt wʌz ɪn ðɪs hˈaʊs ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn æɾə bˈɔːl ʌvðə ɹᵻnˈaʊnd dˈænsɪŋ mˈæstɚ jˈoʊɡəl ðæt ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ pˈʊʃkɪn mˈɛt ðə jˈʌŋ bjˈuːɾi neɪtˈeɪliə ɡˌɑːntʃɐɹˈoʊvə fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm, ænd fˈɛl hˈɛd ˌoʊvɚ hˈiːlz ɪn lˈʌv wɪð hɜː.
It was in this house in 1829 at a ball of the renowned dancing master Yogel that Alexander Pushkin met the young beauty Natalia Goncharova for the first time, and fell head over heels in love with her.