The first wooden church in honor of the Unmade Savior was built simultaneously with the founding of Karsun. Later, a stone Exaltation Cathedral was constructed on this site, which was repeatedly rebuilt and adorned. The last reconstruction of the cathedral took place in 1904. It housed a miraculous icon of the Korsun Mother of God from the 16th century, revered by the locals.

In 1920, the cathedral was closed, and in the 1930s it was demolished, leaving only one wall that could not be destroyed. In 1935, local authorities built a new building on the site of the cathedral, a House of Culture, which is still used for its intended purpose today.

In 1999, an error was made in the name when this site was included in the list of identified cultural heritage sites. The Committee for Cultural Heritage of the Ulyanovsk Region organized state historical and cultural examinations of sites in Karsun to justify their inclusion in the register of historical and cultural monuments, including the "Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ from the mid-19th century." Following the examination, it was recommended not to include this site in the register due to the loss of its architectural and urban planning value.

Based on the examination and the presentation from the Department of Cultural Heritage, the government of the Ulyanovsk Region issued a resolution to refuse the inclusion of the identified cultural heritage site "Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ from the mid-19th century" in the register of historical and cultural monuments.