This is one of the oldest civil buildings in Zamoskvorechye that has survived to this day. The architect and exact purpose of the house are unknown, but it is believed that the stone chambers in the center of Moscow's Ovchinnaya Sloboda were built in the late 17th century.

There are two versions of the history of this building. According to one, it could have housed the order or assembly house of Ovchinnaya Sloboda, where seals, income and expenditure books, state charters, and other documents related to the administration of the sloboda and its relations with the authorities were kept.

On the other hand, archaeological finds suggest that there could have been a leather production facility here. Fragments of leather were discovered during excavations. The name of the alley where the house is located also indicates this. In the first third of the 17th century, there were at least a dozen courtyards of Ovchinnaya Sloboda adjacent to the Church of Archangel Michael, the center of the sloboda, known since 1625. In total, there were over a hundred courtyards in Ovchinnaya Sloboda.

If we follow this version, it can be assumed that the workshop for tanning sheepskin was located on the first floor, while the second housed the administrative office of the sloboda with a separate entrance.

In the 18th century, new owners appeared for the house, and then the building was damaged in the fire of 1812, after which it was decided to reconstruct it into a mansion in the popular Empire style of that time. Two floors and a mezzanine were added to the chambers from the west, and another building from the south. These works lasted more than twenty years, from 1814 to 1835.

In 1976, under the guidance of architect-restorer Inessa Ivanovna Kazakevich, scientific restoration of the architectural monument began. The ancient chambers were restored to their original appearance, while the later extensions were left untouched. The restoration lasted five years.

In 2001, the chambers were restored again and transferred to the parish of the Church of Archangel Michael for indefinite use. Currently, the clergy of the church reside here.

The chambers in Ovchinnaya Sloboda represent a building of two stone floors in a cubic shape with a four-part layout. The floors are connected by internal staircases. The first floor has arched windows, while the second has wedge-shaped ones.

The chambers are a cultural heritage site of federal significance.