Vasily Kondratievich Rubezhansky was born in Yekaterinodar in 1870 to a retired military family and was the youngest of three sons. He stood out for his resourcefulness, business acumen, and entrepreneurship. On his father's plot, at the corner of Rashpilevskaya and Pashkovskaya streets, he built a large two-story brick house, where he set up his carpentry and furniture workshop.

Thanks to his success in the furniture business, Rubezhansky became wealthy and became a merchant of the second guild. However, his first marriage was unhappy: he lost two children and a wife who suffered from a heart defect. A year later, he married Taisia Grigoryevna Yefimova, the daughter of a merchant from Tsaritsyn. In this marriage, he had three sons, but the firstborn died in childhood.

Vasily Rubezhansky became one of the wealthiest people in Yekaterinodar. In 1905, he purchased a house from the artist E.I. Pospolitaki on Krasnaya Street, 34, and opened a furniture store there. Later, he bought a plot in block No. 14 and built a mansion that became a decoration of the city. The style of the house is difficult to define, but specialists call it eclecticism with elements of classicism and Russian modernism. Rubezhansky's house harmoniously fit into the row of other magnificent mansions.

To preserve the overall ensemble, Rubezhansky spared no expense on a beautiful two-story building with a corner tower covered with iron plates and topped with a weather vane. The balcony above the porch allowed residents to enjoy sunsets. The entire block was considered aristocratic, and Rubezhansky was credited for this.

In the early 20th century, cinema began to flourish in Yekaterinodar. At the end of 1906, the first stationary cinema opened on Krasnaya Street, and in 1907, Rubezhansky opened the cinema "Bohmond-Illusion." In 1908, captivated by cinematography, he closed his furniture business. At the end of the year, all the city's cinemas donated their daily earnings to the poor, and Rubezhansky organized a charity evening.

Later, he rented out his cinema hall, and in 1909, the "Star" theater opened there. In 1912, his property was valued at 125 thousand gold rubles. Rubezhansky was known for his stinginess and arrogance, which once led to a fine and arrest for unpaid train fare.

With the onset of the civil war, arrests and executions began. In 1920, after the landing of Wrangel's troops, the Bolsheviks arrested Rubezhansky and other wealthy citizens. All hostages were shot, including Rubezhansky. His wife was left with two children, and they were evicted from their home. Commissioner Belyaev married the widow and adopted her children, saving the family. The youngest son graduated from the Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute, while the elder, Sergey, lived in Krasnodar and later reclaimed his father's surname.

Rubezhansky's house, a monument of early 20th-century architecture, is protected by law and delights with its beauty.