Historically, in the architectural ensemble of the Moscow Ring Railway (MZhD), passenger and residential buildings were located inside the ring, while infrastructure and military supply points were situated outside. In 1917, the border of Moscow was defined along the contour of the MZhD ring, which resulted in worker and technical buildings being outside the capital.

Likhobory Station, the main station of the MZhD, is located near the first and last kilometers of the railway. It was designed as a central station due to its proximity to the Nikolayevskaya Railway (now October Railway), connecting Moscow with St. Petersburg. The station was built according to the design of A. N. Pomerantsev and engineer S. D. Kareisha on the outskirts of the city, near the Petrov Agricultural Academy and the Mikhalkovo estate. The project included numerous buildings for servicing passengers and staff.

Along the railway between the station and residential houses, Station Highway was laid, later renamed Cherepanov Passage in honor of the creators of the first Russian steam locomotive. The ensemble of the station has been preserved almost entirely, including elements of historical landscaping, such as a two-century-old poplar. The station was illuminated by diffused gas using the system of engineer Krzheminsky.

The station settlement in Likhobory was the largest on the MZhD, with various buildings constructed according to both standard and individual designs. The main part of the residential and service buildings is located along Cherepanov Passage. Here are two residential buildings, the station master's house and his assistant's house, the traction section chief's house, a bathhouse, and a passenger building.

Particularly interesting is the traction section chief's house, distinguished by features of Russian style and Art Nouveau. It is believed to have been designed by F. O. Shekhtel. A metal figure of an owl is located on the facade of the building, which is why it is called the "House with the Owl."

The Likhobory station building was constructed according to an individual design and had halls for passengers of different classes, the station master's office, and a telegraph. To protect against bad weather, a canopy with cast-iron columns was provided, which has now been converted into lanterns.

Along the passage, there are four signal and switch control booths corresponding to the four switch districts of the station. These two-story buildings with arched windows were used for monitoring train situations. The control of switches and signals was carried out using a system of steel cables. Such structures, despite their technical function, are outstanding examples of Art Nouveau architecture.

On the opposite side of the station are technological buildings. On Mikhalkovskaya Street is the Likhobory locomotive depot, the only one on the Ring Railway. This fan-shaped building with a turntable for locomotives is richly decorated. Mechanical workshops and an oil pump used for supplying locomotives with liquid fuel have been preserved here. The architecture of the oil pump includes Gothic motifs.

On Onezhskaya Street is the house of the chief of the track service of the Ring Railway. In the courtyards of the multi-story buildings are structures of the military supply point: the commandant's house, barracks, dining halls, and a latrine. On Pakhaoznoye Highway, a water tower built according to a standard design resembles a fortress structure. Nearby, a pumping station has been preserved, which supplied water to the water tanks of the tower.