In the 18th century, plot No. 27 was occupied by the extensive Saltykov estate, which extended to Bolshaya Bronaya, Sytninsky Lane, and Tverskoy Boulevard. Throughout the perimeter of the plot, there were buildings, many of which survived the fire of 1812, when many structures on the odd side of the boulevard were destroyed.

The two- and three-story house had a grand facade facing the boulevard, executed in a strict classical style without a portico. A two-story wing faced Sytninsky Lane. At the corner of Bolshaya Bronaya and Sytninsky Lane stood the Southern main house, built later, in the first quarter of the 19th century. Its corner facade faced the lane and the street. In the early 20th century, the building was remodeled and decorated in the Art Nouveau style with large square windows.

References to the estate can be found in Kazakov's "Albums." At the border with the neighboring plot (house No. 25), there was also a wing, facing Bolshaya Bronaya and Tverskoy Boulevard. In the depths of the plot, a two-story house with service quarters has been preserved.

Since 1995, the entire complex has been recognized as a monument of federal significance. However, in July 1998, four estate buildings were demolished by the order of Moscow Mayor Y. M. Luzhkov.

Unfortunately, at that time, the building marked in Kazakov's "Albums" as of interest was lost.

Among the preserved buildings is the Southern main house in the Art Nouveau style (Bolshaya Bronaya, 20), which is based on a later construction from the first quarter of the 19th century. Until the 1990s, the building housed the N. A. Nekrasov Library. The service quarters located in the center of the plot have also been preserved, which were raised by a second stone floor in 1950.

Both buildings are listed as objects of cultural heritage of federal significance. Despite discussions about restoring the complex, the site remains a vacant lot.