The old mansion on Sushchevskaya Street, built in the late 19th century, has an amazing and rich history. In the 1830s, there was an empty lot at its location. By the middle of the century, it became the property of Collegiate Councillor F. Kurtner. In 1877, part of the lot was purchased by Actual State Councillor N. P. Bogolyubov for his brother, the famous artist and patron Alexei Petrovich Bogolyubov, who was living in France at the time. In 1878, a two-story wooden house was built on the lot according to the design of architect L. V. Dal, where the artist's workshop and an art gallery were located on the second floor.

In 1882, the house was sold to N. S. Tretyakov, a friend of A. P. Bogolyubov and an art connoisseur. In 1890-1891, at the request of the Tretyakovs, architect A. E. Erichson added a stone neoclassical modern entrance extension to the wooden house, as well as a new fence and a gatehouse. After the death of N. S. Tretyakov, the house passed to his widow A. G. Trubetskaya.

In 1919, a library was opened in the mansion at the Sushchevsk-Maryinsky Workers' Club, named after the poet I. Z. Surikov. In 1994, the "Public Center for Culture and Creativity" named after A. P. Bogolyubov was established here, and in 1996 the library was named after him. From 2001 to 2005, a large-scale restoration took place, during which a new four-story stone building with an area of 3,800 sq. m was built in place of the old wooden house, adjacent to the Tretyakovs' extension. The bas-reliefs on the building were created by the famous sculptor A. N. Burganov.

Today, the A. P. Bogolyubov Arts Library is a complex of modern specialized halls, storage facilities, and spaces for cultural events. Its collections include over 130,000 items: literature and electronic media on the history and theory of music, rare sheet music editions from the 19th and early 20th centuries, unique gramophone records, and publications on visual arts.