In the second half of the 17th century, stone chambers were built near the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Podkopay, likely belonging to the nobleman and voivode of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, Emelyan Ivanovich Buturlin. The building, located deep within the courtyard, faced the modern Podkolokolny Lane.

In the following centuries, the chambers underwent renovations. After the fire of 1812, the building was restored by the Boborykin brothers, who added an extension to the western side.

Modern research has revealed that the 17th-century masonry with 'eagle' bricks, made in the 'royal brick sheds', has been preserved on both floors of the house. Elements of brick decor from the 1660s have been found on the southern facade: window frames, curbs, and rare polychrome and green tiles.

Since the mid-19th century, the property belonged to State Councillor Platon Viktorovich Stepanov. In the 1860s, the two-story building along Khitrovskaya Square was reconstructed, and an L-shaped three-story apartment building was erected in place of the garden, facing Khitrovskaya Square. The complex was unified, and an arch was created for access to the courtyard.

After Stepanov's death in 1872, the estate passed to his daughter, Elizabeth Platonovna, who was married to Vasily Alexandrovich Yaroshenko, the brother of the famous artist. The property remained in her ownership until 1917.

In 1888 and 1890, the building was reconstructed according to the design of architect A. Nikiforov. Galleries and brick 'towers' with closets were added. Two single-story utility buildings were constructed, one of which was lost in the 1970s-80s. Part of the galleries was rebuilt in the 1920s, while another part was bricked up. This is one of the few houses in Moscow with preserved 'galdarikas'.

Before the revolution, cheap rooms and lodgings for the poor were rented here. The house housed a 'writing' apartment where impoverished nobles copied plays and manuscripts. Gilyarovsky brought Stanislavsky, Nemirovich-Danchenko, artist Simov, and MHT actors here before staging the play 'At the Bottom'. The tavern 'Katorga', described by Gilyarovsky, was likely also located here.

During the Soviet era, the building housed communal apartments. For some time, future Nobel Prize laureate in physics N. Basov lived on the second floor, and in the section facing Podkolokolny Lane lived the famous actor S. Kramarov.

Today, the building houses studios for artists, sculptors, icon painters, Moscow Orthodox choir courses, and residential apartments.

The house is protected by the state as a cultural heritage site of regional significance and is part of the landmark 'Khitrovka'.