The house known as the Kirievsky chambers has two floors and a basement. This name arose historically, although it is not entirely accurate. Peter Kirievsky, the famous 19th-century folklorist, never lived in the chambers, as the building was considered a mansion during his time. The 17th-century chambers were discovered by restoration scholars in our time at the foundation of this house, which actually consists of two parts from different eras.

Throughout its centuries-old history, the house has been rebuilt multiple times. It is believed that the chambers were built in the late 17th century for the princely family of Lobanov-Rostovsky, known patrons who supported the nearby women's Zachatyevsky Monastery located next to their estate.

Originally, the chambers were single-story with a semi-basement. In the early 19th century, another floor was added, and an extension appeared on the northwest side. In the 1830s, the well-known Slavophile Peter Kirievsky lived and worked in the house; he was a collector of Russian folklore, a publicist, and an archaeographer. It is believed that Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol, and Vladimir Dal visited him. Kirievsky sold the house to publish a collection of folk tales with the proceeds.

In the early 20th century, the house was rented out as residential. The semi-basement housed the kitchen, dining room, janitor's room, and laundry. During the Soviet era, the building contained apartments, but due to its dilapidated state, the house was vacated. In the 1980s, restoration was planned, but these plans were not realized, and the mansion remained empty for a long time.

To prevent further deterioration, emergency work was carried out from 2013 to 2015. The next stage was a comprehensive restoration that began in 2018.

The restoration of the facades has been completed. On the walls of the former chambers, that is, the basement and first floors, it was possible to recreate the 17th-century cornice and reveal window openings that had been bricked up during reconstruction. The window frames were made based on historical analogs taken from Moscow's 17th-century chambers, such as the Miloslavsky chambers, the Averky Kirillov chambers, and the brotherly cells of the Znamensky Monastery. The facades at the basement and first floor levels were covered with a white coating based on lime mortar, while the second floor walls were plastered and painted yellow.

Specialists will continue to restore the roof and interiors of the mansion.