The history of this building began after the zemstvo reform of 1864, when issues of local economy, education, and road construction began to be addressed by elected institutions, district and provincial zemstvo administrations.

Initially, the Kursk provincial zemstvo administration did not have its own premises, and the possibility of placing its offices in the building of the Noble Assembly was discussed. However, soon a three-story house was purchased on Moscow Street for the administration. The middle floor was allocated for the chairman's apartment, consisting of eight rooms. The upper floor housed the office with 17 officials, while the first floor contained a printing house.

In 1883, due to the expansion of the administration's functions, the need for additional office space arose. The widow of Colonel Ostan'kovich offered the administration to buy her house nearby for half the price. In 1897, the house was acquired, and it housed a veterinary-bacteriological laboratory and other departments.

In the early 20th century, the two buildings were combined by constructing an intermediate block and adding a fourth floor according to the design of engineer Vinogradov. The new building adjoined the widow's house.

In the new extension, the ceilings were made of reinforced concrete, and on the second floor, a high meeting hall with Venetian windows was arranged, accessed by a wide staircase. The hall, with beautiful stucco work, chandeliers, and balconies, was often used for concerts and meetings.

During the years of the first Russian revolution, the hall became a site of important events. In the summer of 1905, the leader of the party, Milukov, spoke here. In October of the same year, meetings of the workers of Kursk were held to discuss issues of a political strike. On October 19, a demonstration of workers was brutally suppressed.

During World War I, the building housed a hospital where the wounded were received. Hospital linen and gowns were also sewn here.

After the October Revolution, the building housed the 836th surgical hospital, the provincial health department, a library-reading room, and the provincial executive committee. From 1921 to 1928, it housed the children's home named after the Third International, which had a farm and workshops. Later, the city council and the city committee of the VKP(b) were located here.

Since 1934, the building housed trade union organizations. In 1937, it began to be adapted for the House of Pioneers, which opened in 1938.

During the Great Patriotic War, the building was not damaged; it housed a German hospital. On February 8, 1943, the Red Banner was raised on the roof of the former House of Pioneers.

From May 1944, the House of Pioneers operated here again, and after the construction of an administrative building on Lenin Street, it occupied the entire building and was renamed the City Palace of Pioneers and Schoolchildren in 1960.

Today, the city committee for architecture and urban planning is located in this building.