The Archbishop's residence, built in 1829, is located behind the square next to the Annunciation Cathedral. The name of the architect who created this building is unknown. Since the establishment of the Kazan Diocese in 1555, a significant part of the Kremlin territory, from the Annunciation Cathedral to the Consistory Tower and from the northeastern wall to the main street of the Kremlin, has been occupied by the buildings of Kazan archbishops.

This complex, which included churches, residential and administrative buildings, was called the archbishop's house. By the late 1550s, there was a two-story wooden house with living quarters for Bishop Guriy and a cross-shaped church on this site. From the 17th century, there was a fortified complex with an entrance from the west, including a stone two-story house with two churches. However, by the mid-18th century, due to financial difficulties of the diocese, the house fell into disrepair. From the 1780s, after Metropolitan Veniamin Putzek-Grigorovich moved to a country residence, the buildings in the Kremlin fell into decline, and after the fire of 1815, they were not subject to restoration. Soon the damaged building was demolished.

In 1828, Archbishop Philaret Amphiteatrov received permission to restore the Archbishop's house in the Kremlin, and Emperor Nicholas I allocated funds for its construction. In 1829, the existing house was built, on the second floor of which a cross church was consecrated in the name of St. Guriy. In 1909, after reconstruction, the church was re-consecrated in the name of Guriy, Varsonofy, and Herman, the Kazan Saints. From that time, the Archbishop's house became the main residence of Kazan archbishops.

The building, executed in the style of Nicholas Classicism and topped with a dome, has survived to this day. The complex was surrounded by a stone wall with towers and massive gates. In the 1930s, a third floor was added, significantly changing the appearance of the house.

Today, only two buildings where the archbishops lived and the consistory building have survived.