The village was founded by the Golovins between 1721 and 1745, and later passed into the possession of the Golitsyns. In 1843, a church dedicated to Saint Barbara the Great Martyr and Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker was built here. In 1913, Vladimir Nikolayevich Voeykov, the last owner of the village and the commandant of the Winter Palace, godfather of Tsarevich Alexei, along with mining engineer Dreyer, constructed a water intake system that included two underground tunnels, a reception chamber, and a drainage chamber, as well as 21 griffins connected to a distribution chamber by two water supply pipelines.

The Kuvaka plant claimed a production capacity of 100,000 bottles of water (30,000 tons of bottling) annually. In 1915, the "Mountain Journal" No. 7 reported that according to Kuvaka's data, the water from the "Kuvaka" spring was not only physically excellent but also impeccable chemically, sanitary-wise, and in all other respects. It is crystal clear, completely colorless, odorless, with a pleasant refreshing taste, free of bacteria, and has a minimal mineral composition typical of the best drinking waters. It was precisely because of the healing properties of the local water that V. N. Voeykov began constructing a summer residence in 1910 to improve the health of his godson.

Currently, the plant has been restored.