A small estate in Moscow's Starovagankovsky Lane has been preserved since the mid-19th century. Although the outbuildings were lost, the main house, facing the lane with seven windows, remains.

In 1514, a church was built on the site of the estate, designed by the Italian architect Alevis, consecrated in honor of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The lane was often called Annunciation Lane after this church.

The temple stood until 1812 but suffered greatly during a fire, and it was not restored for a long time. On September 9, 1816, by the resolution of Archbishop Augustine, the church was dismantled, and the bricks were used to build the house for the cathedral clergy at Vozdvizhenka, 7.

In the 1820s, the land was owned by M.A. Ustinov, the owner of house 5 on Vozdvizhenka, where the Shchusev Museum of Architecture is now located. From the 1840s, the owner of the estate was Moscow merchant Vasily Vasilyevich Semyonov, followed by his wife and son Fyodor. In 1842, a two-story house was built according to the design of architect Mikhailov, which has survived to this day. At the same time, a two-story wing was added to the house from the courtyard side, designed by architect N.I. Kozlovsky.

In 1909, the property was acquired by M.V. Klyukin, who planned to transform the site into a profitable property, but the project was not realized.

The house is notable for being the residence of the famous Russian artist V.A. Serov from the autumn of 1908 to 1911. During this period, he created numerous portraits of his contemporaries and a historical cycle of paintings. On November 22, 1911, the artist passed away in his home from a heart attack.