The museum dedicated to the first Russian Nobel Prize winner and physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov is located on a quiet old street in the center of Ryazan. Previously, it was called Nikolskaya Street, then it was renamed Pavlov Street. The wooden estate belonged to the priest Pyotr Pavlov, the scientist’s father. He was born in a small village and walked all the way to Ryazan to get an education. After graduating from the seminary, Pyotr Pavlov taught Latin and Greek, always read a lot and instilled a thirst for knowledge in his children. He married Varvara Uspenskaya and received from her father, a Ryazan priest, a house with a mezzanine and the parish of Saint Nicholas Church.

The house, where the young family settled, was built in the early 19th century and required some minor repairs. Pyotr Pavlov always did construction work by himself; he was an enthusiastic gardener and planted many fruit trees on his plot of land. On September 13 (27), 1849, Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, the first child in the family, was born in this house. Subsequently, nine more children were born but only four survived. The scientist wrote in his memoirs,

Ivan Pavlov called his father’s home “a tiny house with a mezzanine and three windows.” On the first floor of the house are Father Pyotr’s study, Varvara Pavlova’s room, a living room, a dining room, a pantry, as well as a downstairs hallway and a kitchen. The first floor was divided into two parts: one was for receiving guests, and the other — for the household. The children’s rooms and guest rooms were located in the mezzanine of the Pavlov house. The academician’s younger sister, Lydia Andreyeva, inherited the Pavlov house after Father Pyotr’s death. In 1946, a memorial museum was opened there.

The Pavlov house is a unique example of a medium-sized 19th-century urban dwelling. The original layout with a garden and a courtyard has been preserved, as well as the main buildings, designed in the style of classicism. Presently, this house is an object of cultural heritage and a monument to the history and culture of the peoples of the Russian Federation.