The exact builder of the estate house in Polotnyany Zavod is unknown, but it is believed that it was Moscow craftsmen, possibly students of Matvey Kazakov. It is not definitively established who handled the finishing, but it is likely the same craftsmen who worked on the Zolotaryov estate in Kaluga in 1806 and 1808, as some of the paintings are almost identical.

The Shchepochkin estate included a small garden, two weaving buildings, utility structures, stone granaries, a wooden bathhouse, a two-story building for workers, a carriage house, a stone stable, a greenhouse, and two hothouses. On the Sukhodrev River, there was a soap factory and a drying facility. Mirror carp were bred in the pond opposite the western facade.

The eastern facade of the building, facing the Sukhodrev River, is adorned with a portico in the style of Russian classicism. Four round columns with capitals stand on a massive foundation with three arched spans. Medallions depicting ancient heroes also decorate the facade. The northern and southern facades are designed identically: two round columns and symmetrically placed pilasters support classical balconies.

Through the main entrance on the western side, one can ascend a wooden staircase to the second floor. The first floor was used for utility purposes and had no artistic finishing. The second floor housed a ceremonial suite of rooms with unique ceiling paintings. The third floor was residential, with rooms for the owners, guests, and children, accessed by a small staircase.

Grigory Ivanovich Shchepochkin and A.A. Goncharov were partners of Timofey Karamyshev in the development of sailcloth production in Polotnyany Zavod since 1732. In 1735, after Karamyshev's death, they divided the property, and two estates emerged nearby: A.A. Goncharov's and G.I. Shchepochkin's.

After G.I. Shchepochkin's death in 1781, the estate was inherited by his son Pavel Grigoryevich, who founded a paper factory in the village of Kondyrevo in 1800, purchasing the building from Prince M.P. Volkonsky. The factory was inherited by his daughter Elena Pavlovna Meshcherinova, who sold it in 1853 to an Englishman named Howard.

In 1834, the estate passed to another daughter of Pavel Grigoryevich, Maria Pavlovna, who married Baron Anton Antonovich Bistrom, a lieutenant general from a prominent family, ten members of which participated in the war in the ranks of the Russian army.

In the mid-19th century, the estate passed to their daughter Alexandra Antonovna. She became the second wife of the famous surgeon Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov, and in 1850 their wedding took place in the estate house. After the wedding, the Pirogov family spent three weeks of their honeymoon in Polotnyany Zavod.

In the late 19th century, the house was sold to merchant Yershov. In 1909, a school was opened on the third floor. Being an Old Believer, Yershov did this "for the salvation of his soul." After his death, the house and estate were inherited by Alexandra Prokhorova, who in 1910 transferred the inheritance to her husband Daniil Semyonovich Prokhorov. The school remained, and the owner built a prayer house and installed an iconostasis in the large hall.

During the Great Patriotic War, the Shchepochkin house was not damaged, although the German occupiers set up a stable on the first floor. After the liberation of the settlement, the building was restored. Until 2007, the house of G.I. Shchepochkin housed a secondary school.

In January 2008, the house was transferred to the Kaluga Regional Local History Museum, but it is still in an emergency state.