The Nikolskaya church, built in 1768 on the site of a wooden one, has existed for over 240 years and is an example of the local architectural style known as "Vyatka Baroque." The construction was led by Nikita and Danila Goryntsev.

Nikita Goryntsev, a native of the Ustyug district, was a well-known master who, thanks to many years of experience in construction and design, acquired significant skill. In 1760, he participated in laying the foundation of the cathedral in Vyatka, and later he was entrusted with correcting the vaults in the same cathedral. In 1765, the residents of the village of Istobenka invited him to build the stone Nikolayevskaya church. The work, started by the Vyatka stonemason Alexey Okulov, turned out to be unsuccessful, so the parishioners sent Ivan Savin and Dmitry Korolev to Veliky Ustyug to contract local masters. The church was built according to a drawing made by the Prokopyevsky sexton from Ustyug.

The contract contains a detailed description of the future temple: the height from the floor to the vault is 6.5 arshins, in the church to the lock 7.5 arshins, in the upper cold church from the floor to the chandelier ring 7.5 sazhen. The church has two windows, an altar, and a refectory, and above the church vault are two octagons and a neck, with a total height including the neck of no less than 16 sazhen. The windows are decorated with belts and hexagons. The bell tower is being built with a porch, with a tent on the left, and above the refectory roof, the bell tower rises to 8 sazhen.

The Nikolsky temple, built in 1768, is located in the center of the village on the picturesque bank of the Vyatka River. It is one of the few two-story churches in Vyatka. The upper floor served as a summer church, while the lower one was winter. The bell tower above the porch gives the building the appearance of a "ship." The temple seems light and soaring upwards, starting from the elongated altar to the tiered completion consisting of two octagons with a dome on a thin neck.

The church is oriented with its side facade along the Vyatka River. The main cold church is two-tiered: the first tier is a cube, the second is an octagon with an octagonal drum and dome. To the east, there is a five-sided apse with the altar of the Holy Trinity, and to the west, a square warm church with the altars of the Entry and the Savior. The length of the church without the porch is 45.16 m, and the width is 17.72 m.

The church is surrounded by a metal fence with stone pillars placed at equal distances. To the east, the fence repeats the shape of the apse, and to the west, there are two gates.

The interior walls of the church are plastered and painted with oil paints featuring ornaments and religious images. In 1865, icons for the warm church were painted by the Vyatka icon painter Nikolai Alexandrovich Chernychev.

The silhouette of the church is distinguished by its plasticity due to the "half-domes" and pediments above the central axes. The three-tiered structure reflects the style of Ustyug masters, but in the Istobenka building, Goryntsev departs from traditions, creating an altar in the form of a single five-sided volume. Comparing the Nikolsky church with Ustyug ones, one can note its individuality. This is a masterpiece of Vyatka architecture of the 18th century and the best creation of Goryntsev.

F.M. Roslyakov, who worked here since 1797, made changes, adding a tent above the porch. Charushin strengthened the entrance group and added side tents. Inside, a two-flight staircase appeared.

In 1932, the church was closed, first housing a weaving factory, and later a workshop for repairing agricultural machinery.