Walking along Bolshaya Polyanka, it is impossible not to notice the unique architecture of historical buildings that have been preserved or restored. A small house with a mezzanine evokes thoughts of what was once someone's estate.

The term "estate" comes from the word "garden," "to plant." In the 16th century, estates were referred to as "usadishcha" or "usady." V.I. Dal noted in his dictionary that "usadishche" and "usad" have Middle Russian origins, while "usadba" is of Western origin. These concepts denote a lord's courtyard with all buildings, a garden, and a vegetable patch. In the 18th and 19th centuries, urban estates typically included a lord's house, wings, utility buildings, and a small garden.

The estate on Bolshaya Polyanka, house 53, perfectly fits this description. Both the lord's house and utility buildings, as well as a large garden and a two-story wing, have been preserved here.

The ensemble of the estate was formed before 1817 and included a one-story house with a mezzanine on a stone foundation with Empire decor. The main facade of the house faced Bolshaya Polyanka. The separately located wing also had its side facade facing the street, while the main facade was oriented towards the garden. The wing was made of stone and had a mezzanine, its architecture was "deliberately simple."

In the second half of the 19th century, the plot and house belonged to collegiate secretary Nikolai Goryainov, and after 1888, to his son Pyotr Goryainov, who remodeled the wing. Instead of a wooden mezzanine, a stone second floor was built with minimal pseudo-Baroque decor: rusticated corners, window frames on the second floor with "ears," and an attic window with a pediment. To the north of the wing was a garden rented out by Goryainov, where tenants built a greenhouse and orangery. The entrance to the wing was from the courtyard, accessed through gates. From the street, the estate appeared intimate and cozy, characteristic of Moscow architecture in the first half of the 19th century.

Goryainov owned the plot until 1917, and during the Soviet era, the wing had various owners.

The street where the estate is located was originally called Kosmodamianskaya in honor of the Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian in the Kadashevskaya sloboda. Here were extensive fields that gave the name Polyanka. In the 19th century, the street became known as Bolshaya Polyanka and was built up with beautiful estate houses with gardens, like this house with the wing.

Recently, the estate was restored, the decor was renewed, and the house was painted beige.