The history of this estate goes back centuries. In the 16th century, the left part belonged to various merchants, while the right part belonged to Mikhail Nikitich Romanov, the nephew of Tsarina Anastasia, who employed Grigory Otrepyev.

By 1626, the estate became the property of Prince I.M. Vorotynsky, then his heirs, and later passed to the treasury. In 1700, it was purchased at auction by Count Boris Petrovich Sheremetev. Since the time of the Vorotynskys, majestic chambers stood here, and the count added wings with ornate fencing. In 1729, a lavish engagement took place in these chambers between the fifteen-year-old Countess Natalia Borisovna Sheremeteva and Prince Ivan Alexeyevich Dolgoruky, a friend of Emperor Peter II. After the death of Peter II, Dolgoruky fell into disgrace, but Natalia did not abandon him and went into exile with him in Berezov. In 1738, her husband was executed, and three years later Natalia was pardoned, returned to Moscow, and later moved to Kyiv, where she became a nun and wrote memoirs.

In 1761, the Synodal Printing House acquired the site. In 1777, the old buildings were demolished, and architect Nazarov built a new house with gates.

In 1868, the Synodal Office decided to lease this house to well-known Moscow developers Porokhovshchikov and Azanchevsky to increase revenues. In 1869-71, architect Roman Gedike built a hotel for them on Nikolskaya, and in the courtyard, a semicircular commercial space. The hotel hosted famous personalities such as P.I. Tchaikovsky, A.S. Suvorin, N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov, Gleb Uspensky, and V.V. Stasov.

In 1875, architects A.L. Gun and P.E. Kudryavtsev decorated the hotel’s hall “Russian Conversation” for public lectures and meetings in the style of Russian ornamentation. Historians Pogodin and Popov spoke here, and I.E. Repin painted the famous picture “Slavic Composers” for this hall, which is now in the Moscow Conservatory.

The hotel is often mentioned in the works of A.P. Chekhov, who visited here with his friend Suvorin. Meetings of the main characters in “The Lady with the Dog” took place here, and Trigorin arranges a date with Nina Zarechnaya at the “Slavic Bazaar.”

The semicircular space in Porokhovshchikov's courtyard was transformed into a restaurant in 1873 by architect A. Weber, which became the famous “Slavic Bazaar.” Here, Nemirovich-Danchenko and Stanislavsky discussed the creation of a new private theater, which later became the Moscow Art Theatre (MXAT).

After the revolution, a cafeteria was opened in the building, and in 1966, a restaurant was reopened. It burned down in 1993.

After 1917, the hotel housed the People's Commissariat of Justice, the “Palace of Builders named after M.I. Kalinin,” and the Jewish musical comedy theater. Later, the Ministry of Energy was located here. The theatrical tradition continued in 1969 with the opening of the Children's Musical Theater of Natalia Sats, which moved to a new building on Lenin Hills in 1979. Its place was taken by the Chamber Musical Theater named after B.A. Pokrovsky, which is still located here. The remaining premises are occupied by offices.