In 1905, the magazine "Art" wrote about the new trading house of R.B. Levinson on Bolshaya Dmitrovka: "It can be assumed that this pleasant simplicity was inspired by the Viennese house 'Portois & Fix'. Some details indeed resemble it. Perhaps the owner of the house had a positive influence on the architect in creating the project, pointing to a good Viennese example."

In the 19th century, the plot where house 32 on Bolshaya Dmitrovka now stands belonged to Princess Elizabeth Andreyevna Golitsyna. The main house of the estate has survived to this day as a simple two-story building in the courtyard of a tenement house. The former beauty and grandeur of the noble mansion have been lost.

After Princess Golitsyna, the estate was owned by Baron D.A. Shepping, who rented part of the buildings to clubs and public organizations. In the 1890s, the Moscow Bicycle Club and the Assembly of Physicians were located here. At the meetings of the Assembly of the Russian Society for the Protection of Public Health, held under the patronage of Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich, the Learned Obstetrical and Gynecological Society met monthly under the chairmanship of Professor A.M. Makeev. In the "Doctor's Club," as Chekhov called it in "The Lady with the Dog," officials, lawyers, and doctors played cards in the evenings.

The Doctor's Club also hosted the Society for Assisting Needy Siberians and Siberians studying in Moscow.

In 1896-97, the Moscow Chess Circle settled in Shepping's house. A rematch for the world chess championship took place here between E. Lasker and W. Steinitz, in which Lasker won and held the title of champion until 1921.

Later, the estate on Bolshaya Dmitrovka was acquired by R.B. Levinson, a major furniture trader. In 1901, a three-story tenement house with commercial premises on the first floor was built according to the project of architect A.E. Erichson.

Erichson, already a recognized architect, is known for his facades that are not overloaded with stucco and details. His works stand out with large arched windows, symmetry, and simple geometric layouts.

The magazine "Art" was right to note the connection between Levinson's Trading House and the Viennese "Portois & Fix," built by Max Fabiani in 1899-1900. Erichson borrowed the lighting fixtures from the famous Viennese building.

In the 1930s, the house was raised. The furniture store remained here until the 1980s, while the upper floors were occupied by agricultural and procurement organizations after the revolution.