The village of Kozmodemyanovskoye, owned by B. Godunov, emerged near the road to Tver and Novgorod, on the banks of the Khimki River. It is first mentioned in chronicles from the late 15th century and was named after the local church in honor of Saints Cosmas and Damian. Today, the village is only remembered by the church restored in 1994 and the estate of merchant Patrikeev, known as White Columns. The last owner of the estate was Sergey Pavlovich Patrikeev, who acquired it in 1905. In 1907, he decided to rebuild the old manor house, which had been built on a high bank of the Khimki River in the early 18th century.

The design of the new house in the Art Nouveau style was developed by the famous architect Fyodor Osipovich Shekhtel. Some sources claim that Patrikeev wanted to open a restaurant in the house, but the Holy Synod opposed this due to its proximity to the church. Other sources say that the Patrikeev family was pious, and the house was originally intended for family recreation. The manor house became one of Shekhtel's masterpieces and resembled a medieval castle. At the entrance to the estate stood white columns, which gave it its unofficial name, although the columns themselves have long since collapsed. The estate was surrounded by a fence, except for the main house, which was visible behind a low enclosure. The facade of the house consisted of several volumes characteristic of the Art Nouveau style. Two round towers were located diagonally from each other. The risalits of the facades were topped with gable roofs. From the park side, a pentagonal volume with a vestibule and balcony adjoined the risalit. The facades were faced with glazed bricks and concrete plaster.

The interiors of the house were also remarkable. The vestibule was decorated with wooden panels and adorned with a mirrored window. In the corridor on the first floor, there was a white marble fireplace with carvings, above which hung a mirror in an arched opening. The corridor led to a three-flight wooden staircase with a stained glass window. The stained glass design was executed in a complex color scheme. The staircase was illuminated by an elegant lamp.

Sergey Patrikeev graduated from the Moscow Imperial University and worked in the Moscow City Duma. He was a member of the Council of the Petersburg International Bank and engaged in charity work, for which he received several orders. In 1911, he was granted noble status. His wife, Anna Alexeyevna, was the daughter of a well-known philanthropist. They had six children. The estate often hosted prominent clergymen. In one issue of the "Moscow Church News," Count P. Dokhior wrote that parishioners asked Patrikeev to become the ktitor of the church, and he agreed.

During World War I, Patrikeev opened a hospital for wounded soldiers in the estate, equipped to European standards. He passed away in 1914, leaving his children the advice to stay in Russia. After 1917, the estate was expropriated and turned into the "Khimki" sanatorium. V. I. Lenin visited the sanatorium twice. It is believed that the estate inspired the clinic in Bulgakov's novel "The Master and Margarita." Currently, the building houses a city hospital.