In Gorodets, on the banks of the Volga, lies the temple complex of Nikolo-Pogost. A church existed here as early as the late 16th century, as confirmed by documents from the land survey books of the Balakhna district from 1591, which mention the Nikolsky Pogost with a wooden church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.

Historian N.F. Filatov, relying on archival materials, reports that by 1675 there were already two wooden churches in Nikolo-Pogost, including the tent-roofed Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord. By the mid-18th century, these churches had fallen into disrepair, and the local parish decided to build new stone buildings. Construction began in 1752.

According to a document from the inventory of the Balakhna city magistrate, in March 1752, the church elders of the village of Pogost, Gavrila Golovanov and Maxim Skrypin, signed a contract with Mikhail Osipovich Inozemtsev for the production of 60,000 bricks for the church's construction. Work was to begin in the summer of that year, and the bricks were planned to be transported across the Volga in winter. Inozemtsev pledged to buy the bricks with his own money if he could not fulfill the contract's conditions. Thus, the construction of the stone church began in the spring of 1753, funded by parishioners and supported by "benevolent outsiders."

The main altar in honor of the Transfiguration of the Lord was consecrated in 1760, as reported by the address calendars of the Nizhny Novgorod diocese for 1888 and 1904. In 1832, a chapel dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was also added to the refectory. The formation of the ensemble was completed with the construction of a stone bell tower in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. By the mid-19th century, the site was enclosed with a fence made of stone pillars, three gates, and wrought iron grilles. The date 1865 is inscribed on the northern gates. A gate on the western side led to a wooden watchman's hut located outside the church enclosure.

A unique iconostasis appeared almost simultaneously with the church of the Vladimir Mother of God in 1768, crafted in an antique style. It is carved linden wood, painted to resemble seasoned oak. Architects from Moscow note that such an iconostasis is rare, with very few remaining. In 1819, stoves were installed in the church, which heated the entire floor through the circulation of warm air. This complex and expensive system was available only to wealthy central churches, possibly the only one in Russia.

Another interesting fact is that there was a tunnel under the church leading to the opposite bank of the Volga, which was later blocked with stones. Once, parishioners accidentally discovered a treasure, a jar with a collection of coins.

To the right of the altar, in the bushes, one can see an ancient cross marking the burial site of an Orthodox priest.

In 1937, the Church of the Transfiguration was closed, and the building was used for grain storage that same year. By 1960, the monument was in a state of disrepair, as documented in 1963: there was a crack in the altar wall, the roof was rusted and partially torn off by the wind, and the dome and cross were missing.