The history of this house is full of mysteries and unexpected discoveries. The building is first mentioned in plans from 1803, and until the mid-2000s, researchers believed it was built in the second half of the 18th century with renovations in the 19th and 20th centuries. However, during the reconstruction for the Turgenev Library, remarkably well-preserved window and door openings from the 17th-18th centuries were discovered, which required work to be paused for project adjustments. It turned out that inside the building, which was considered a monument of 19th-century merchant architecture, there were chambers from the 17th and 18th centuries. This discovery significantly changed the original concept of the architects. Restoration architect L.A. Shitova proposed a design where the corner hall of the library, facing Bobrov Lane and the main courtyard, became a two-light space, without a ceiling between the first and second floors. Two facades of the early volumes of the building, facing this hall, were revealed, allowing the architectural forms from the turn of the 17th-18th centuries and the mid-18th century to be showcased across the full height of both floors. A fragment of the chambers from the turn of the 17th-18th centuries was also restored on the facade of the main courtyard. This design of the hall allows one to feel the uniqueness of the building and the depth of its history.

So far, no reliable archival data about the 17th-century chambers has been found, but the history of the estate in the 18th and 19th centuries has been traced. Since the early 18th century, the owner of the plot was Grigory Mikhailovich Petrovo-Solovovo Menshoy, a representative of an ancient noble family tracing its roots back to the Tatar murza Batyr. In 1713, he was a judge of the Court of Justice in Moscow and possibly became the owner of the estate on Bobrov Lane at that time. His descendants owned the estate until the end of the 18th century. In 1803, the plot passed to Moscow merchant Vasily Gerasimovich Gerasimov, and then to his daughter Pelageya Vasilyevna Biryukova.

The appearance of the estate was radically changed in 1895 under its last owner, Anna Alexandrovna Biryukova. Moscow architect Adolf Nikolaevich Knabe developed a plan for the reconstruction of the main house and the construction of a new one. The main building was enlarged, a third floor was added, and a skylight was installed over the staircase. The facades of the house received decorative finishes characteristic of the second half of the 19th century.

The neighboring building (structure 2) was built simultaneously with the reconstruction of the main estate house. Its simple exterior and modest interior finishing suggest that it was an inexpensive apartment building for people with modest means.

In 1901, a third building of the estate was constructed according to the design of architect P.L. Syuzhev, which now belongs to the notary chamber.

After the October Revolution, all three houses were nationalized and converted into communal apartments. In the 1970s, residents were gradually relocated, and various institutions, including the Moscow Federation of Trade Unions, were placed here instead.

All four centuries of the estate's existence on Bobrov Lane have left their mark on its architectural appearance. In the mid-1990s, architect A. Asadov was engaged in the reconstruction of the buildings. Architectural critic G. Revzin highly praised his work, noting that Asadov complemented the old houses with glass inserts, creating a labyrinth effect where cozy old rooms coexist with glass cylinders and iron bridges. The facades of the old building became the inner walls of the glass extensions, creating a feeling as if you are simultaneously inside and outside.

The reconstruction of the house with the chambers began in 1998 and was completed in 2003.