Vspolny Lane was previously called Georgievsky, in honor of the Church of St. George the Victorious, built in 1657 on the site of the yard of boyar M.I. Romanov and destroyed in the 1930s. The lane received its current name in 1922. In the past, there were undeveloped arable lands that began beyond the city limits at the Earth Rampart and stretched almost to the walls of the White City.

In the early 19th century, the plot where house No. 5 now stands was part of an estate with a stone main house in the style of "Moscow Empire," a wooden wing with a mezzanine, a farmyard, and a large garden. The main facade of the house was adorned with a six-column portico of the Ionic order with a triangular pediment. In the late 1830s, the estate was divided into three parts and sold. The main estate house and several outbuildings became part of one of the new properties. Judging by the small number of buildings, a small family with a minimal number of servants lived here. Later, the estate's development increased, with new residential and auxiliary premises appearing, including several extensions to the main house connected by an open terrace leading to the garden. In 1893, a one-story part of the main house facing the lane was raised according to the project of civil engineer N.V. Sultanov. The renovations did not change its planning structure. The second floor, where the owners' private rooms were located, was lower than the "parlor" first floor, intended for receiving guests. The facades received new decorative design in a unified style.

The formation of the estate complex was completed in 1903. According to the project of architect A.N. Ageenko, a stone guardhouse in the style of the main house and a fence on stone pillars were built.

In the 1920s, after the revolution, the estate became the property of the Housing Cooperative. Rooms in the main house were partitioned, bathrooms and toilets were added, and it was turned into communal housing. In 1962, the western part of the plot was joined to the territory of the A.P. Chekhov House Museum, located nearby.

In 1993, restoration work was carried out in the house, during which the decorative design of the facades was changed: the profiled cornice was replaced with a frieze with a meander. Extensions of varying heights were built on the north facade. Metal gates were restored according to archival documents. The guardhouse became an independent property.