The MBUK "Starodub Local History Museum" is located in the former estate of the Miklashevskys at the intersection of Krasnooktyabrskaya and Lunacharsky Streets. The history of the city is closely linked to the noble family of the Miklashevskys, large landowners of the Starodub district. In the late 17th century, Colonel M. Miklashevsky owned several estates in the city and was actively involved in buying and selling real estate. The preserved mansion was built in the early 19th century and reconstructed in 1870. In the post-war years, it housed a cafeteria for an orphanage.

The building has seven axes on the facade and is located along the red line of the street. The central risalit with three windows is topped with a mezzanine and a pediment. Inside the risalit is a hall or large living room, surrounded by a suite of reception rooms. From the courtyard, in the center of the facade, there is a four-column portico made of simple log supports. The portico is topped with a pediment with a cornice. The windows are adorned with modest frames with panelled shutters. The corner pilasters and rosettes likely date back to the 1870 reconstruction. This is an example of a noble mansion in the Empire style, featuring a wooden portico typical of Ukrainian classicism, and is one of the oldest monuments of residential architecture in the city.

Since 1972, the building has housed the district local history museum. The idea of creating the museum was proposed by writer Georgy Vasilyevich Metelsky. Initially, it was planned to place the museum in the Polkovy Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, but the clergy opposed it. As a result, the museum was established in the current building. The chairman of the organizing committee was V.I. Luzhkov, and the first director was Maria Minovna Leshchinskaya. The collection of exhibits took about a year, involving Y.F. Prostokova, E.V. Suvorova, Z.V. Kozina, G.F. Kurbatova, A.I. Anufrieva, and others. Within a year, about 3,000 exhibits were collected, and a catalog and exhibition plan were created. The official opening of the museum took place in September 1974.

Today, the museum houses more than 4,000 exhibits that introduce visitors to the history, culture, and nature of Starodubshchina.