The light yellow mansion in the Empire style with plaster medallions and bas-reliefs on Leontyevsky Lane looks like one of the newest houses in the area, but its history is much richer. Unlike the neighboring Arts and Crafts Museum, built in the early 20th century, this house has real roots in the 18th century. From 1737 to 1745, the plot belonged to Prince Meshchersky, and even then there was a Baroque house built in the early 18th century.

In 1812, the building was damaged by fire but was restored by new owners, Colonel N.A. Volkov and his wife E.A. Volkova. They updated the interiors and made the facades classical, adding a colonnade to the portico and a shaded loggia. The composition of the main courtyard included the Church of Nikola in Khlynovo, which was demolished in the 1930s. The house remained in the Volkov family until 1848.

In 1858, the house was purchased by Agrippina Fyodorovna Zakrevskaya, known for her friendships with poets and her extravagance. Her husband, Count Arseny Andreyevich Zakrevsky, was the Moscow governor-general, known for his bureaucratic strictness. Zakrevskaya bought the house in anticipation of her husband's retirement and their move from the governor-general's residence. In 1862, a house church was established, but after her husband's death in 1865, she preferred to live in Italy, and after her death, the heirs quickly sold the house.

The house was bought by merchant Pyotr Pavlovich Sorokoumovsky, who updated the interiors and decorated the halls with chandeliers from Venice and a collection of paintings. The church was abolished, and the iconostasis was transferred to a new temple. After Sorokoumovsky's death in 1922 and the events of 1917, the building housed the Central House of Workers of Education. In recent decades, it has been home to the Greek embassy.

In 2012, restoration of the building began, aimed at preserving elements from the 19th century. The flutes, cornices, and plaster decor were restored. Valuable elements of the layout and artistic finishing were preserved and restored in the interiors. Stone steps, marble fireplaces, and door portals were restored. Parquet floors and ceiling paintings were recreated. In 2015, the restoration project received an award at the "Moscow Restoration" competition for the best project in the field of cultural heritage preservation.