In the 18th-19th centuries, the plot at Bolshaya Nikitskaya, 15 belonged to the Church of the Small Ascension, located on the opposite side of the street. In 1802, there were two courtyards of the clergy on this site, one belonging to the deacon and the other to the priest.

By 1821, both courtyards merged into one property of the priest of the Church of the Small Ascension, and new construction was initiated. A two-story stone house was built along the red line, likely incorporating a residential house from the 18th century. Nearby, a one-story stone building was erected, and along the back boundary, a one-story wooden shed was constructed.

Until 1912, there were no significant changes in the construction. After the demolition of all buildings on this site, a one-story building with a basement and mezzanines was constructed for the archpriest of the Ascension Church according to the design of engineer V. I. Dzhevulsky, intended for trade and housing.

The building was erected almost without deviations from the original plan. Special attention was paid to the main facade, executed in neoclassical style with elements of modernism. A distinctive feature was the large glass display windows in metal frames. The spaces between them were adorned with pilasters with Ionic capitals. A massive entablature was divided by rectangular niches above each display window, and the cornice was completed with a row of Ionics. The facade was complemented by sculptural masks and vases. The courtyard facade was smoothly plastered and lacked decoration.

According to the project, the building included five commercial premises with separate descents to the basement and spiral staircases to the mezzanines. In the 1980s, this structure was only partially preserved. Gradually, the premises were enlarged, likely when a fashion studio was located in the building.

The building became known thanks to the "Imagists' Bookstore," the bookstore of the "Artel of Word Artists," which operated here from 1919 to 1921 and was owned by S. Yesenin and A. Mariengof. Together with V. Shershenevich and R. Ivnev, they formed a group of imagists, one of the literary movements of the early 1920s. The group was known for its outrageous antics, such as the temporary renaming of Tverskaya to Yeseninskaya. The store, opened with the permission of L. Kamenev, initially sold antiquarian literature, but soon the poets began selling their publications here. Yesenin and Mariengof sometimes stood behind the counter themselves. The store was popular, and the number of customers constantly grew. In addition to the poets, several employees worked in the store. A room for relaxation was equipped in the mezzanines, furnished with a large round table, a sofa, and soft furniture. This room was called the "director's office."

Currently, the building has retained its volumetric-spatial composition and facade structure, but the decor of the facades and interiors has been completely lost. Changes are related to the conversion of the building into a bank.

The building is protected by the state as a cultural heritage site of regional significance: "The Imagists' Bookstore was located here, where the poet Yesenin S. A. worked from 1919 to 1921."