The chambers located on Gazetny Lane were built in the first third of the 18th century. They stand out with red walls and white trim. In 1724, Prince Ivan Vasilyevich Odoyevsky purchased them from the widow of the chief clerk Anna Andreyeva for 200 rubles. Four years later, in 1728, Danila Ivanovich Yankov bought the chambers for 400 rubles and constructed the existing house between 1728 and 1737, when he became a hofintendant and moved to St. Petersburg.

The chambers are designed in the style of Anninsky Baroque and feature a high gable roof. They are located deep within the plot behind a palisade and a courtyard that was in front of the house. This is one of the first examples of placing the main house parallel to the street, deep within the ceremonial courtyard. The second floor of the house is ceremonial, with larger windows than on the first floor, adorned with 'ear-shaped' trim and triangular pediments with keystones.

The history of the Yankov family is described in 'Grandmother's Tales,' an encyclopedia of the noble Moscow of the 18th and 19th centuries, published last century.

In 1762, Danila Ivanovich's son, Alexander Danilovich Yankov, prosecutor of the Main Provision Office, planned to rent out the house. In an advertisement in 'Moscow Vedomosti,' he detailed the house's furnishings: the rooms were wallpapered, the second floor had walnut chairs covered with gilded leather and fabric, several round mahogany tables, lacquered card tables, and large mirrors on the walls. The estate included two stables, two human lodges, cellars with storage rooms, and a stone kitchen.

However, Alexander Danilovich did not rent out the house but moved in after retiring and relocating to Moscow. He passed away in this house in 1766 and was buried in the Nikolsky chapel of the Assumption Church on Vrazhka, near the house, in the family tomb of the Yankovs.

From the mid-1850s until almost the early 20th century, the house belonged to merchant Sergey Afanasyevich Zhivago and his heirs. It then changed many owners and lost its former decor. The trim, columns, and other decorations were removed, and the walls were covered with plaster. Recently, restorers have restored this rare architectural monument of the first half of the 18th century in Moscow. The restoration was completed in 1998, and in 1999, the author team was recognized as one of the winners of the competition for the best works on the restoration and reconstruction of architectural monuments in Moscow.