[1] It was constructed of brick with facing stones,[3] at the request of Maria Feodorovna, who desired a building reminiscent of those from her homeland, Württemberg.

[1] The farm was conceived as a romantic hut with a straw roof and a wide canopy supported by the stumps of wooden trunks.

[3] The second half was divided into three rooms — two for milk storage, with a stone floor,[1] and covered with tiles made at the Smirnov factory.

[1] Maria Feodorovna and her ladies-in-waiting, following the fashion, sometimes engaged in "milking," for which the cows were specially prepared and washed each time.

[3] In 1786, a cattle yard was built nearby the Milk House, which in the early 19th century was transformed into a separate farm.