A small single-story pavilion, created by architect Vasily Bazhenov, was built in 1784-1785 on the banks of the Big Ravine. In his drawings, the architect refers to it and the neighboring Second Cavalry Corps as "small houses." One of the buildings in the explication to the General Plan is indicated as "house for waiters," and the second as "house of the unknown," meaning without specific functions.

The First Cavalry Corps has an L-shape and consists of three rooms: a central corner room and two side rooms, connected in a suite along the outer contour of the "corner."

After the death of Catherine II in 1796, the construction of the residence ceased. From the early 19th century, Tsaritsyno became a popular place for country walks, and some palace buildings were converted into cafes and hotels. However, the First Cavalry Corps was not used and gradually fell into disrepair.

From the 1870s, Tsaritsyno became a prestigious dacha settlement. The First Cavalry Corps was rented out as a dacha by wealthy officials and merchants. An inventory from 1902 recorded changes in the appearance of the building and interiors. The corps became three stories tall, with two wooden terraces added, two staircases installed, and a fireplace and Russian stove set up.

From 1906, the building was rented by A. Krutovsky and A. Vinogradov, who planned to arrange "furnished rooms" in it. After a major fire in 1909, Krutovsky proposed a project to reconstruct the building, increasing its height to 9.8 meters. Permission was granted, and by 1911 the building had three floors and 23 rooms, which were rented out to dacha owners until 1921.

In 1918, the Tsaritsyno settlement was renamed Lenino. In the spring of 1921, the First Cavalry Corps housed the Lenin Council of Workers' and Peasants' Deputies, and the building became known as the House of Councils. In 1922 and 1932, the building housed an orphanage for children from famine-affected areas of the Volga. In 1932, the corps was reconstructed for the executive committee of the Lenin District Council, with a flowerbed created in front and a monument to V. I. Lenin installed. Since the 1960s, the building has housed a children's music school.

In December 1988, the school was evicted, and the architectural workshop of the "Mosproject-2" institute prepared a restoration project for the building. In the mid-1990s, the Polish restoration firm PKZ carried out extensive restoration work, dismantling two added floors and restoring the original layout. The plaster was removed from the red brick walls, the white stone pediment and ornate parapet were reconstructed. Since 1995, the building has housed the administration of the State Museum-Reserve "Tsaritsyno."