The residential building with the shops of Zolotareva and Finogenov, a federal cultural heritage site, is located on the red line of the Garden Ring.

This small house on Smolensk Square attracts attention with its architectural elegance and stands out against the backdrop of modern buildings. Even passing by, one cannot help but notice its amazing stucco work with lyres, which unexpectedly end in eagle heads. These elements often become a point of interest for photographers.

The cozy and beautiful merchant mansion with shops was built in 1831-1832 on the site of a previous wooden building with commercial premises. The urban mansion, a fine example of late Moscow classicism, has miraculously survived to this day. Minor renovations of the house and changes to the facade in the second half of the 19th century did not alter its appearance. The corner of the house is elegantly rounded in accordance with the urban planning principles of classicism.

Classicism here is presented without orders. The facade features noble proportions. The absence of a portico is compensated by magnificent stucco work on the second floor, above the windows and in the tympanum of the triangular pediment.

The location of the mansion is also noteworthy. In the 17th century, there was a settlement of stonemasons here, one of the oldest in the city. The memory of it is immortalized in the name of the alley Kamennaya Sloboda, at the intersection of which with the Garden Ring stands the house.

In the 19th century, a bustling Smolensk market was located in the square. Merchant I.S. Zolotareva chose this place not by chance, as it was profitable. Buyers would enter the market and then visit the neighboring shops or celebrate a deal in a tavern, bringing in additional profit.

After Zolotareva, the house belonged to the Finogenov family. The last pre-revolutionary owner of the house listed in the address books of the 1910s was I.P. Suvorov.

During the Soviet era, the pub in the house, known to all traders of the Smolensk market, was closed, and a milk kitchen opened in its place. The house served as communal housing, and in the late 1970s, it was transferred to an administrative institution, leading to a reorganization of the internal premises.

Despite significant changes in the surrounding development, the house remains an important urban-forming object, allowing one to imagine what this area looked like two centuries ago.

Therefore, it is important to preserve its historical appearance. In spring and summer of 2018, Mosgorheritage halted unauthorized work by tenants in the memorial house, after which all necessary documents were sent to law enforcement agencies. Since then, there have been no reports of unauthorized work, and the process of coordinating project documentation is ongoing.