In the 1860s, in the area of the village of Spas-Setun, located along the Mozhaysk road, there were textile factories owned by merchants Orlov, Shuvalov, and Tsymfer. The development of industry in this area was facilitated by the Setun River, where waste was discharged, and the construction of the Smolensk-Brest railway in 1870. At the turn of the century, various industrial enterprises operated along the Setun River, including the weaving factories of S. Saksé and N. Shultz, the Russian-Belgian ammunition factory, and several leather production facilities.

In 1885, merchant A. S. Orlov sold lands west of the village of Spas-Setun to the Frenchman Narcisse Deschamps and his Austrian relative Karl Freund. They began constructing factory buildings for the production of ultramarine paint. Initially, a two-story main production building with two annexes and a one-story stone building were erected. It is believed that the author of these structures was the French architect O. F. Didio, who also designed industrial buildings in Moscow for other French entrepreneurs.

After the death of N. Deschamps in 1895, K. Freund sold the factory to the English subject Frank Reddawe, who at 18 founded a company in Manchester for the production of fire hoses and drive belts made from camel hair. In 1883, he came to Russia to assess business opportunities, and in 1887 he opened a factory in Moscow. In 1894, Reddawe and his English partners established the partnership 'F. Reddawe and Co', which produced belts, tarpaulins, waterproof fabrics, and leather goods. Oilcloth tablecloths were especially popular among peasants.

After purchasing the site, new construction began. The expanded stone building housed a drying room, a dyeing workshop, an oil storage, and other facilities. A five-story lift tower was added to the main building. Production rapidly developed: from 160 workers at the beginning to 575 by 1913. Reddawe's factory was an example of adherence to production standards and care for workers.

During the December uprisings of 1905, the workers of Reddawe's factory participated in a prayer service and procession. Reddawe adhered to a strategy where all management positions were held by foreigners, and he brought key specialists from Lancaster and Manchester. He himself visited Russia several times a year. At the beginning of the century, new buildings were constructed according to the project of engineer A. S. Fatov, including barracks for workers.

In 1905, Reddawe reprofiled the linen factory for the production of tarpaulins and waterproof fabrics and acquired a former manor house with a park. In 1907, extensions to the drying room were made according to the project of I. Rozanov. In 1912, a director's house was built in the Art Nouveau style, and in 1913, a dyeing workshop in the pseudo-Gothic style.

After the revolution, Reddawe continued to live in England, hoping to return to Russia. In 1918, the factory was nationalized and transferred to the trust 'Tekhnotkan', and in 1927 it was named after V. P. Nogin. In 1978, it was renamed the Moscow Artificial Leather Factory named after Nogin. Production ceased in 2000, and the buildings were repurposed as warehouses. The former residential building for workers now houses one of the departments of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.