On the corner of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street and Bryusov Lane stands a remarkable building, recently freed from years of layers. These are 17th-century chambers, set deep within the plot perpendicular to the line of the lane and reconstructed in the 18th century.

Just 20 years ago, the house did not stand out among others; it was yellow and simple. However, during preparations for an event in Moscow, it was decided to repaint it. When the plaster was removed, the pediments of the window frames were accidentally discovered, revealing that the building was much older than previously thought. A simple facade painting turned into a full restoration.

The first known owner of the chambers was the provincial fiscal Grigory Araslanov, who in 1729 sold his estate, which included "all stone construction with iron vaults and shutters," to Prince F. P. Sonsov-Zasekin for 1300 rubles, a significant sum at the time.

By 1806, merchant I. P. Shnur built a new building at a right angle to the chambers along the red line of Bolshaya Nikitskaya. It was adorned with a wide Ionic portico on arches. By the 1860s, only the arches on the first floor remained from the previous decor. Before World War I, there were plans to demolish the house and build a six-story residential building in its place (project by I. G. Kondratenko), but the project was not realized due to the war.

During the restoration, the shapes of the facade were restored with high precision (especially the three windows of the northern facade facing the Church of the Small Ascension). The most astonishing detail became the portal of the main facade, one and a half stories high, with no known analogues. It is assumed that behind the portal, instead of a usual porch, there was a grand staircase, making this one of the first examples of European house planning.

The house is recognized as a monument of federal significance.