The address "Tverskoy Boulevard, House 11" is known in Moscow as the place where the great Russian actress Maria Yermolova lived. A museum has been established in her honor in this building. The actress resided here from 1889 to 1928, and the rooms still hold the memory of her presence. Notable figures such as V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko, K.S. Stanislavsky, F.I. Shalyapin, A. Lensky, and A. Yuzhin visited this house.

However, the history of the house goes back even further. Its foundation contains bricks from 1773, and it miraculously survived the fire of 1812. The building has been remodeled multiple times: each owner made their own changes. The estate consists of two parts: the main house along the boulevard and a wing facing the street.

In 1847, the main house received a mezzanine, and in 1873, Captain Romeiko added a third floor to the wing and connected it to the main building with a passage. In 1875, architect K.N. Chichagov altered the facade. Here, the childhood of actress and singer Maria Puare, author of the romance "I was going home, I was thinking of you..." took place.

In 1889, the house was purchased by lawyer N. Shubinsky, and a monogram with the letter "Sh" appeared on the attic. He moved here with his wife, M.N. Yermolova, replacing only the parquet flooring. The great actress of the Maly Theater lived here for 40 years, although the marriage turned out to be unsuccessful. In her study on the second floor, pink glass was installed to brighten the gray reality outside the window.

After the revolution in 1918, N. Shubinsky emigrated, while Yermolova remained in Russia. In 1917, she organized a hospital for the wounded in the mansion and continued to act. In 1920, the Moscow Soviet granted her the house for lifetime ownership. On the balcony of this house, Yermolova greeted her fans on the day of her 50th career anniversary.

In her last years, due to illness, the actress could not leave the house, and the pink glass continued to make the world brighter. She died in 1928, and the house became communal. Only in 1970 were several rooms turned into the Museum-Apartment of M.N. Yermolova, preserving items left by her daughter. The actress burned her archive in 1917.

Now the entire mansion is dedicated to the M.N. Yermolova House Museum, which opened in 1986.