In Mansurovsky Lane, a building with a tall round tower at the entrance attracts attention, resembling a castle. At the beginning of the 20th century, this house belonged to peasant P.V. Loskov, who earned money for its construction not through peasant labor, but through trade. At that time, laws allowed peasants under certain conditions not to transition into the merchant class.

The mansion was built in 1906 according to the design of architect A.U. Zelenko, who, although not widely known, created many interesting buildings in Moscow. Among them are the house of the Society "Child Labor and Recreation" in Vadkovsky Lane and the reconstructed building on Bolshaya Pirogovskaya. Before the new house was built, there was a small wooden mansion where Lenin's mother, Maria Alexandrovna, lived for some time. Vladimir Ilyich recalled: "Upon returning from abroad, I went straight to my mother in Moscow. Prechistenka, Mansurovsky Lane, Loskov's house." Later, the house passed to honorary citizen K.K. Ledentsov. From 1916 to 1926, General A.A. Brusilov lived here. In 1917, Ostozhenka, Prechistenka, and neighboring lanes became the scene of battles between cadets and Red Guards. According to contemporaries, Alexei Alexeevich, ignoring the whistling of bullets, took daily walks and shared news with neighbors.

On November 2, a shell hit Brusilov's apartment, and the general was seriously wounded in the leg. He bitterly remarked: "My first gunshot wound in life, it was received from a Russian shell."

During the Soviet era, the house underwent reconstruction, resulting in the loss of some decorative elements and the appearance of extensions that distorted the architect's original design. Recently, the building was renovated.

In 2012-2013, a restoration lasting 353 days returned the house to its original appearance. During the work, the Syrian embassy remained in the building. As part of the restoration, the lower part of the facade was adorned with "wild stone" rustication, arched window openings were restored, and the metal bay window of the winter garden was recreated. The fence in front of the house and decorative elements, such as the tower's tent and attic kokoshniks, were restored. The building regained its whimsical silhouette, as envisioned by Zelenko, and a color scheme for the facades close to the original. An elegant spire replaced the lost sculpture on the roof of the tower.

In 2013, Loskov's house became a laureate of the "Moscow Restoration" competition in the nomination "For the Best Organization of Repair and Restoration Work."

Currently, the building houses the Embassy of the Syrian Republic.