The main part of the estate was built in the first half of the 18th century. The plan from 1753 already shows the two-story chambers of Collegiate Councillor S. E. Molchanov. At the end of the 18th century, the property passed to Privy Councillor N. N. Saltykov, who gifted it to his daughter, who married Prince Y. I. Lobanov-Rostovsky. In the early 19th century, the estate became the property of Prince D. I. Lobanov-Rostovsky, who held the position of Minister of Internal Affairs.

After the fire of 1812, historian D. N. Bantysh-Kamensky, known as the author of "The History of Little Russia" and "Dictionary of Notable People of Russian Land," purchased the estate for 95 thousand. He rebuilt the house in the Empire style: the building received a massive central and two flat side risalits facing the street. This structure has survived to this day. The central risalit of the second main floor was adorned with a portico with a pediment.

In 1824, the estate was acquired by P. B. Ogarev, the father of poet and revolutionary Nikolai Ogarev. This house often hosted a circle of progressive youth, which included A. I. Herzen, V. V. Passek, and others. In 1834, the circle was broken up, and its members were arrested and severely punished.

After the father's death, the house passed to N. P. Ogarev's sister, Anna Plautina, who sold it in 1838 to retired rotmistr Prince A. A. Golitsyn. In the second half of the 19th century, the house became the property of Andrei Mikhailovich Miklashevsky, the owner of a porcelain factory in the village of Volokityno, Chernigov province. He rebuilt the house to accommodate a shop for his products and increase profitability. A third floor appeared, windows were enlarged, large showcases were installed, and the portico was removed. According to contemporaries, the house stood out with its rare pink mirrored windows. After A. M. Miklashevsky, the mansion passed to his daughter and then to Mikhail Petrovich Skoropadsky.

In 1885, a Trade and Industrial Museum of handicrafts, presented at the All-Russian Exhibition, opened in the house. At that time, another reconstruction was carried out, giving the house the appearance of an eclectic building with fine stucco work. It also housed the Higher Women's Courses of V. A. Poltoratskaya, an Art and Industrial School, and choral classes of the People's Conservatory. In 1903, the antiquarian A. M. Staritsin was located here, about whom A. France wrote.

In 1913, the building was converted for the "Union" cinema, which during the Soviet era became a "re-run film" cinema. In the 1920s, it housed the A. N. Skryabin Musical College.

Currently, the house is home to the "Theater at Nikitskiye Vorota." The most valuable feature of the interiors is the grand staircase of the cinema, which has remained largely unchanged since the first half of the 19th century.