The house-museum of Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko is located in the main house of his brother Illarion's estate in the village of Dzhanhot, which is 20 km from Gelendzhik. The estate is recognized as a monument of history and architecture.

Dzhanhot, a small settlement on the Black Sea coast, emerged in the late 19th century. In 1899, Illarion Korolenko purchased a plot of land here to build a house, in the design of which his brother Vladimir actively participated. According to his drawings and plans, a summer house was built in 1901-1902 on the slope of Mount Saint Nina, where the writer came with his family.

The two-story stone house, located among the mountains and not far from the sea, was very much liked by Korolenko. Here he wrote his memoirs about Chekhov and Chernyshevsky and sent about 400 correspondences to various magazines.

Over time, a garden, vineyard, and melon patch appeared on the property. The summer house is surrounded by a forest with chestnuts, pines, cypresses, and yews. A special attraction is the Lebanese cedar planted by Illarion. A plaque under the tree reads: "Lebanese cedar 'Beauty'. Age over 130 years. Grows wild in the mountains of Asia Minor, reaching an age of 3000 years, a height of 40 m and a trunk diameter of 11 m."

Even before the Great Patriotic War, the literary community of the country raised the issue of creating a museum for Korolenko in Dzhanhot, but it was not established before the war.

In 1953, a corner of the writer was opened in a small room in the outbuilding. In May 1957, a memorial plaque was installed on the building, and in 1958, the house came under the management of the Korenev Sugar Plant.

The museum officially opened on May 21, 1964, and the estate was transferred to the balance of the Gelendzhik Historical and Local Lore Museum. There are no other Korolenko museums in Russia.