The bright blue stone building with white columns adorns the historic district of Perm. It is comfortably located at the corner of Petropavlovskaya and October 25 streets, which was called Obvinskaya before the revolution.

This magnificent mansion once belonged to the Tupitsyn brothers, known wealthy figures in Perm. The estate, rented out, brought in income for a long time. The house hosted many tenants: from ordinary people to bankers and government officials. The stone walls hold the secrets of others, while the facade symbolizes the prosperous life of 19th-century entrepreneurs.

The Tupitsyn dynasty was as well-known in Perm as the Demidovs in Nizhny Tagil. The family gained fame thanks to Yevgraf Kuzmich, a student of the famous chemist Nikolai Zinin. They met in Kazan, and the academic took the talented young man under his wing, placing him in his laboratory. Yevgraf quickly mastered the science and in 1860 moved to Perm, where he opened a shop selling pharmaceutical products and household chemicals. Business flourished, and soon he, along with another merchant, acquired a pottery and faience factory in the village of Sretenskoye, starting the production of porcelain dishes.

Kitchenware was not his only venture. Alongside trading, he continued experiments in the laboratory until he produced phosphorus at home. This discovery allowed him to establish a phosphorus production company in 1871, soon supplying all of Russia. This enabled him to establish connections with government circles.

Thus began the story of the famous Perm residents. The elder Tupitsyn started building his own mansion but did not finish it, passing away from tuberculosis. The inventor's widow completed the work, and Perm saw the first house bearing the name of the famous entrepreneur. After the February Revolution, the building held a grim secret: on June 13, 1918, the brother of Nicholas II, Mikhail Romanov, was executed here.

The history of the second Tupitsyn house is less grim. The sky-blue building is associated with the sons of Yevgraf Kuzmich, Vladimir and Alexander, who continued their father's business. They built another mansion in Perm, which became a model of magnificence.

The estate was erected in 1888 and was a graceful three-story building with two conical towers and half-columns. The architect was Alexander Bonaventurovich Turchevich. The building combined elements of late Russian classicism and eclecticism, which favorably distinguished it from other constructions in the city.

Interestingly, before this building appeared at the corner of the two streets, there stood a wooden house of the official Makke, where Prince Dolgoruky, who was in exile in Perm, resided. The prince was known for his extravagant culinary preferences, including dishes made from hamsters, which his French chef prepared.

In 1873, Makke's wooden house was demolished, and in its place, a mansion was built for merchant Grigory Tashlykov. Fifteen years later, this building was also destroyed to make way for the Tupitsyn house.

The owners decided to convert the estate into a business building, renting it out. The first tenant was the railway control management. Then, for almost a year, the medic and educator Vasily Nikiforovich Shishonko, the husband of a Tupitsyn sister, lived here.

In 1912, the Peasant Land Bank purchased the house, occupying it until December 1917. Then it housed the Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counter-Revolution, and later, the House of Unions, which included various trade union associations, including the union of art workers 'Rabys.' A radio station was also established in the mansion, allowing Perm to receive broadcasts from different cities in Russia.

The last change occurred in 1938 when the house was occupied by state security agencies. An extension with a third tower was added to the estate. Today, it houses the FSB of Russia for Perm Krai.

The mansion of Perm industrialists is listed as a cultural heritage monument.