The building at 30 Soviet Street previously belonged to Alexander Sterlyadkin, who founded one of the first steam flour mills in the city in 1894 and a trading house. By the end of the 19th century, Alexander Alekseevich had become a well-known and wealthy merchant-miller. His mill, built in 1885, suffered significant damage in the 1906 fire but was quickly restored and expanded. A German Diesel engine with a power of 375 horsepower was used to operate the mill. The Sterlyadkins purchased grain in the Volga region, having a large procurement point in Buzuluk. To avoid confusion with others, the mill's sign featured their trademark, the sterlet. The products were shipped along the Volga on river barges.

Alexander Sterlyadkin was a member of the City Duma and the chairman of the board of the 'Syzran Society of Mutual Credit.' He and his wife Anna Ivanovna were patrons of primary schools. The father took particular pride in his five sons. The eldest, Nikolai, a second-guild merchant, worked in the city administration. Vladimir, a milling specialist, headed the milling industry department of the Simbirsk province during the Soviet era.

The house of A.A. Sterlyadkin on Soviet Street is a typical example of the development in the central part of Syzran. This modest two-story brick building, constructed in the early 20th century in an eclectic style, has a slightly asymmetrical facade due to the offset arch leading to the courtyard, which is positioned away from the central balcony with a cast-iron railing on the second floor.