Pyotr Nikolayevich Pertzov (1857-1937) was born in Kazan into an ancient Russian noble family. His uncle, poet and satirist Erast Pertzov, had a friendly relationship with A.S. Pushkin. The family preserved memories of a dinner that Erast organized in honor of the poet at his home in Kazan when Pushkin came to gather materials about the Pugachev Rebellion.

Pyotr Nikolayevich graduated from a gymnasium in Kazan and the Institute of Transport in St. Petersburg. During the construction of the Ufa-Zlatoust Railway, his section was located next to the section of N.G. Garin-Mikhailovsky, who advised Pyotr Nikolayevich to name his newborn son Georgy, believing that every family should have its own Georgy the Protector.

Alongside building his house, Pyotr Nikolayevich sought to implement the project of the first "people's" railway in Russia. He planned to create a joint-stock company for the construction of the Armavir-Tuapse Railway and a port in Tuapse. The essence of the project was that the shares of the railway would be distributed exclusively among the residents of the North Caucasus. However, the implementation of the project was hindered by the Minister of Finance of Russia V.N. Kokovtsev, who defended the interests of the Vladikavkaz Railway, which was a monopoly on transportation in the region. Pyotr Nikolayevich showed persistence in achieving his goal. In search of a bank loan for the issuance of shares, he went to England, where he was offered to transfer the right to distribute shares in England for one million gold rubles. Pyotr Nikolayevich refused this offer, as it contradicted the idea of a people's concession. Ultimately, the joint-stock company was saved by the young A.I. Putilov, who contributed two million gold rubles secured by all of Pyotr Nikolayevich's property, including the recently built house. The nominal owner of the house was Pyotr Nikolayevich's wife, Zinaida Alexeyevna Pertzova, née Povalishina.