In the 18th century, at the corner of Kuznetsky Most and Rozhdestvenka, there were two-story stone buildings with shops owned by Count I.I. Vorontsov. These shops marked the beginning of the fame of Kuznetsky Most as the most 'French' street of old Moscow, where the first fashionable stores from Paris opened. A century later, ownership passed to the merchant brothers P.M. and S.M. Tretyakov, founders of the famous art gallery. In 1889, construction of the trading house began on this site. The architect was quickly chosen, and the work was entrusted to A.S. Kaminsky, the favorite architect of the Tretyakovs and their relative, as he was married to the daughter of Sergey Mikhailovich Tretyakov.

In three years, Kaminsky built a three-story 'terem' in Russian style on Kuznetsky Most, one of his best creations. Even during the design phase, it was known that part of the building on Rozhdestvenka Street would be rented by the Lyon Credit Bank. In the basement, where safes were planned to be placed, a unique system was created that allowed the room to be flooded with water for additional protection against robbers. From the side of Kuznetsky Most, the 'Datsyaro' store opened, known for publishing high-quality artistic graphics.

The interiors of the building were magnificent: floors made of multicolored marble mosaics, an elegant staircase with marble railings made at the Bromley brothers' factory, a fancy cast-iron balcony-mezzanine, and tapestries on the walls.

After the revolution, the house was nationalized. Soon, the People's Commissariat of Justice was located here, and later, the Prosecutor's Office of the RSFSR. A hair salon was located in part of the building on Kuznetsky Most. Over the years, much of the interior was lost.

At the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries, the former trading house of the Tretyakov brothers housed a restaurant and a sauna with a pool.

In 2007, restoration of the monument began. Mosaic floors, the staircase, the balcony-mezzanine, and a chandelier from the late 19th century, likely created based on a sketch by artist A.N. Benois, were restored, and exact copies of the tapestries that previously adorned the walls were made. The facades of the building were repaired, and the copper decorative roof with finials was restored.

Now, as before the revolution, part of the building houses a bank, while various offices occupy another part.