The house was part of the estate of Dmitry Borisovich Lopatin, a prosperous Tula merchant from the second half of the 18th century, after whom the street was named until 1907. Built in the late 18th century, this house is one of the most significant in Tula and gave the old name to the street. The building had an iron roof and two floors: the upper floor housed living quarters, while the lower floor contained four shops and a storage room in the basement. The estate included many sturdy outbuildings: two barns, a granary for storing goods, and a bathhouse. Some of these structures have survived to this day and have been used as residential spaces since the 1930s. A distinctive feature of the estate is the stone fence with gates that stretches along Mendeleevskaya Street. In the mid-19th century, the house was remodeled, acquiring its current facade at that time. Like most similar houses, the second floor was rented out. For example, in 1913, officers of the 11th Pskov Infantry Regiment lived here. In the early 20th century, the house also housed the insurance company 'Volga.' In 1926, the estate's outbuildings were used as a stable for the carriage entrepreneur Basin.