The Khamovniki Barracks complex was created as part of a program in the late 18th and early 19th centuries aimed at building specialized housing for military personnel stationed in Moscow. Before this, soldiers were housed in private homes.

The barracks on Khamovniki Square, now known as Komsomolsky Prospect, were built between 1807 and 1809 according to the design of architect Luigi Rusca. The construction was overseen by architects I.T. Tamansky and M.M. Kazakov, the son of the famous architect. The territory of the Khamovniki linen factory of John Tames was allocated for the barracks.

The complex is executed in the classical style and consists of three large buildings stretching along the square, adorned with eight-columned Doric porticos. Two courtyards of stables and service buildings are attached to the east and west. Opposite, across the square, a guardhouse and riding hall were built, and the old chambers, the house of Tames, were converted into a house for officers and the regimental chief. The complex has survived to this day and is a federal cultural heritage site.

In the mid-19th century, the barracks buildings were partially raised. At that time, the eastern courtyard of stables was transformed into the Khamovniki police station, and a watchtower appeared on the facade facing the square, which was demolished during the Soviet era and restored in the 2010s. The western courtyard of stables has retained its historical appearance, which has not changed even after the barracks were renovated in the mid-1920s when they were named after Frunze.

The western stables, which housed the Hussar Sumy Regiment, occupy a block between Komsomolsky Prospect and the Kholzunov and Nesvizh alleys. This courtyard consists of single-story classical buildings with a concise design; their facades are decorated with horizontal entablatures and semi-circular arches above the windows.