It is difficult to say exactly how many carriages and coaches stopped at this house, which was part of the vast estate of the Saltykovs, stretching all the way to Tverskaya Street in the 18th century. From 1839 to 1909, it housed the famous Merchant Club, where people from all over Moscow and beyond gathered.

The estate of P.S. Saltykov, inherited from his father in 1742, occupied an entire block: from Tverskaya Street to Bolshaya Dmitrovka and from Gliniщevsky Lane almost to Kozitsky. On two sides, the estate was bordered by churches, that of Saint Alexius, Metropolitan of Moscow, and Saint Sergius of Radonezh. The facades of the houses faced Tverskaya and Bolshaya Dmitrovka, and a thoroughfare ran through the estate. Under the son of Pyotr Semyonovich, Ivan Petrovich, the territory was finalized: the estate was joined by a neighboring yard with a garden from the side of Kozitsky Lane, and the main house was rebuilt in the classical style. In 1804, the building was updated, adding a second floor and connecting the side wings with the outbuildings. It was not damaged in the fire of 1812.

In 1839, the Merchant Club was established here. In 1843, Franz Liszt performed at the club, and in 1857, Leo Tolstoy participated in discussions on the abolition of serfdom. Moscow entrepreneurs often held meetings here, drawn by its renowned cuisine. Gogol, who preferred the food of the English Club, found the dishes of the Merchant Club's chef Porfiry more filling. The club's menu, described by Gilyarovsky, included sterlet soup, sturgeon, veal, turkey, piglets with horseradish and porridge, capons, and pullets.

The club is also mentioned in literature, for example, in the works of A. Ostrovsky. In the play "Our People, Count Us," Podhalyuzin dreams of visiting the club, and in "The Last Victim," its summer garden is described.

In 1909, the club left this place, and the cabaret "Maxim," organized by a mulatto named Thomas, opened here. After the revolution, the building was occupied by the new Dmitrovsky Theater, specializing in operetta. In 1923, Eisenstein staged the play "Do You Hear, Moscow?" here. Later, the studios of Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko performed here.

In 1941, the studios merged into the theater named after K.S. Stanislavsky and V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko, which still exists today. The building, which was once the Merchant Club, has changed significantly. In 1937-1938, it was reconstructed according to the design of architect A.I. Fedorov: a new auditorium for 1,000 seats was built, and the columned hall was transformed into a foyer. Subsequent reconstructions were carried out in three stages. In 2006, a seven-story rehearsal and technology building was constructed, then the existing building was remodeled, and the outbuildings of the former estate were recreated. The last addition was an atrium with a light dome, and now it is difficult to recognize the features of the former estate in the appearance of the building.