Before the construction of the stone Epiphany Cathedral, there was already a wooden church with a refectory in the monastery, dedicated to Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker. According to the monastery's inventory from 1629-1630, in addition to the Epiphany Cathedral, there was a church with a refectory of Nicholas the Wonderworker, an archimandrite's cell, ten brotherly cells where twenty-seven black-robed monks lived, four empty cells, a bakery, a kitchen, an icehouse, three granaries, a gatehouse, and a wooden fence.

Today, the road to the monastery leads directly to the Nikolsky church, surrounded by two towers that have survived since the original construction in 1691. The stone church, built in 1685 with funds from Rostov landowners, the Mescheryin family, was seriously damaged by fires in 1730 and 1826. It was rebuilt under the guidance of architect P.Y. Pankov from 1826 to 1837. During this time, a bell tower in the classical style was erected, and a classical portico appeared on the western facade.