The urban estate of N. A. Maikova was formed in the 19th century, separating from a large estate on Tverskoy Boulevard, where the main house at number 14 has now become a hotel. In the early 19th century, the estate passed to the Mosolovs and soon began to be sold off in parts. In the mid-1820s, one of the buildings, now at number 16, was acquired by the widow of Captain A. N. Chikhachev. It later passed down to her daughter N. A. Maikova, whose husband was a cousin of the famous poet A. N. Maikov.

The two-story house featured rustication on the first floor and windows with straight lintels on the second. The roof cornice was adorned with a wrought-iron balustrade, and the facade had pilasters with slight rustication, giving the building a special charm. The house was divided into small apartments that were rented out.

One of the most famous residents was B. N. Chicherin, a Tambov landowner and political figure, who became the mayor of Moscow in the 1880s. At that time, he was a student at Moscow University and left interesting memories about Moscow and the house: "Our apartment was on Tverskoy Boulevard. It was a central location, and soon our apartment became a gathering point for a student circle. Not only our friends came: Shcherbatov, Talizin, Alyabyev, Korsakov, but also students from other courses and faculties, even university graduates like Samarin, Ustinov, Ukhtomsky, P. Vasilchikov, at one time L. Golitsyn, as well as friends of my younger brother, P. Bazilevsky and Kapnist. We called it the Maikov Club."

In the 1850s, N. V. Putiata lived here with his wife S. L. Engelhardt, a relative and friend of the poet E. A. Baratynsky, his first biographer. Putiata took care of preserving the memory of his great friend at the estate in Muranovo. He was acquainted with many famous writers of his time, including Prince V. F. Odoevsky, F. N. Glinka, S. T. Aksakov, and N. V. Gogol. In 1869, his daughter Olga married the younger son of the poet F. I. Tyutchev.

In the 1870s, the well-known Moscow memoirist D. I. Nikiforov lived here, leaving detailed memories of Moscow and Tverskoy Boulevard. In the second half of the 19th century, shops selling paintings and cosmetics were located on the first floor of the house.

After the revolution, a housing cooperative was established here. From 1983 to the 1990s, the building housed the editorial office of the almanac "Monuments of the Fatherland." In the early 2000s, a reconstruction was carried out, adapting it for office spaces. The house was essentially demolished and rebuilt, and now luxury offices are located here.