According to popular legend, the construction is linked to the well-known relocation of the Nikolskaya church in 1814. According to documents, the church was moved 42 arshins. The relocation of the Nikolsky temple, built in 1782, is explained, if one believes the legend, by the re-planning of the city streets. The site where the chapel was erected is connected to the fact that it is located on the site of the altar of the church, which served as a parish until 1848. The chapel was built to ensure that the holy place, where a bloodless sacrifice was made and where, according to legend, the Angel of the Lord will remain until the Second Coming, would not be desecrated or used as a passage for people and animals. Such is the story.

The chapel, slightly over three meters tall, is a white four-sided pillar resembling a miniature temple of ancient architecture. The Nikolskaya chapel was built as an altar and was intended for prayer and contemplation from the outside. The niches with icons face the four cardinal directions. The chapel is surrounded by a fence.