The Tupitsyn House in Perm is not only an outstanding architectural monument but also a keeper of a grim secret from 1918, related to its inhabitants and the execution of the brother of the last Russian emperor. This building combines architectural value with the memory of one of the most horrific events in Russian history.

The mansion was built in 1888 according to the design of the famous Russian architect of Polish descent, Alexander Bonaventurovich Turchevich. The Tupitsyn brothers, among the first entrepreneurs in the Russian Empire engaged in phosphorus, amassed a huge fortune and invested in the construction of a magnificent three-story house with two towers. After the completion of the construction, the house housed the government control of the local railway, and later it was home to the outstanding scientist Vasily Nikiforovich Shishonko, who was a doctor, historian, and local historian. He was a relative of the owners and lived in the house for free.

In 1912, the brothers sold the mansion to the Peasant Land Bank, but in 1917, the Soviet authorities confiscated it. Soon, the building housed the Cheka, where death sentences were issued, interrogations were conducted, and arrested individuals were tortured.

In March 1918, Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich and his entourage were brought to Perm. In this building, he was interrogated and discussions were held about the impending execution, which took place on the night of June 13, 1918. After the murder of Mikhail Alexandrovich and his friend Nikolai Nikolaevich Johnson, the Bolsheviks accused the remaining entourage of organizing an escape and executed them all. Thus, the former Tupitsyn House became a symbol of monstrous atrocity.

Over the past hundred years, it has housed the Cheka, OGPU, NKVD, KGB, and is now the local FSB office.