In Saratov, when talking about Nikitin's house, people usually refer to the building constructed by one of the famous circus performers, the founder of the Russian circus. However, the house of merchant of the second guild and hereditary honorary citizen Fyodor Stepanovich Nikitin is sometimes called the Kabano's House, as the merchant was nicknamed after the street. The nearby ascent was also referred to as Kabano's.
The building is located on the longest and busiest street in Saratov, Chernyshevsky Street, which in the first half of the 19th century was called Bolshaya Sergievskaya. The address sounded like 'Kabano's House, Bolshaya Sergievskaya, between Volskaya and Nikolskaya.' The house is notable for its originality, especially its roof with a hexagonal mansard, resembling two small houses stacked on top of each other. It is known that on April 10, 1840, a state pharmacy opened here.

On December 22, 1858, a club for educated merchants was established, named the 'Saratov Merchant Club,' later renamed the 'Commercial Club.' Alexey Dmitrievich Ignatiev, who was the governor of Saratov from 1854 to 1861, was elected as the honorary trustee of the club. Among the three trustees of the club was F.S. Nikitin. Public activity became a step towards state service for Fyodor Stepanovich, as he served as the head of the city of Saratov in 1867 and 1869.

In the 1890s, the building was acquired by the Reineke brothers, local millionaire millers, who opened an office for their trading house here and left several residential apartments. Nearby were their provisioning warehouses for storing flour.

Currently, this architectural and urban planning monument of regional significance houses state institutions.