The history of the estate begins in the 1820s. The first owner was Captain P.F. Mikhnev, who built the house, and after his death, the estate passed to his sister, M.F. Mikhneva. The Mikhnev family, founded by Elizary Mikhnev in the 17th century, is known for many military figures. Archives mention Fyodor Ivanovich Mikhnev, who was discharged from the Voronezh Dragoon Regiment in 1771 with the rank of lieutenant and was entered into the noble genealogy book in 1793.

Captain Pyotr Fyodorovich Mikhnev owned the estate and 81 serfs in 1821. After his death on July 28, 1843, without leaving heirs, the estate passed to his sister Maria. In 1855, after her death, guardianship was established over the property and an inventory was made. The estate represented a classic noble complex with residential and economic buildings. The brick house had 12 rooms, and nearby was a wing with a kitchen and storerooms. The yard contained poultry houses, huts for peasants, a kitchen, and a workshop. There was also a stable for 20 stalls, a cattle yard, and an apiary with 42 hives. The garden around the house included 140 apple trees, 20 cherry trees, 40 plum trees, and many shrubs.

In the late 19th century, the estate passed to I.L. Kryazhov, whose family financed the construction of a water supply system and water tower in Voronezh in 1869. The last owner from 1912 was Ivan Lukich Savvin, who spent more time in Voronezh, where he had a house.

After the October Revolution, Savvin's property was confiscated. From 1920, the estate housed a children's home named after L.N. Tolstoy, later renamed in honor of N.K. Krupskaya, designed for 50 difficult-to-educate children. The children's home had an elementary school and carpentry workshops. In 1935, a summer pioneer camp named after Comrade Orlov opened on its basis.

Since 1946, it has been the regional Chertovitsy children's health resort. The territory of the estate is protected as a Natural Monument.