In the alleys behind Mira Avenue, where it is easy to get lost, among ordinary high-rise buildings, far from tourist routes, lies the ancient building of the Nabilkov Charity House. It was a true complex of charitable institutions that expanded over the years, taking in more and more needy individuals.

In the 1820s, the plot behind 1st Meshchanskaya Street, now Mira Avenue, was purchased by brothers Vasily and Fyodor Nabilkov, former serfs of Count Sheremetev. Perhaps inspired by the example of their former master, who supported the Shelter House, the Nabilkovs also decided to create a charitable institution. At the same time, there were rumors that Fyodor Nabilkov, having lost children in a circus fire, donated his entire fortune to charity. Regardless, the Nabilkovs donated the land to the Moscow Poor Relief Society along with 40,000 rubles for the construction of the charity house.

In 1828, construction of the complex began according to the design of architect Afanasy Grigoriev, and three years later, the first building was opened. By the end of the 1830s, the eastern wing was completed thanks to donations from merchant Chernyshev, and in 1847, construction began on buildings for the men's section and hospital. The process of creating the complex stretched over many years. The founders did not forget their creation: until his death in 1848, Fyodor Nabilkov continued to donate significant sums, exceeding 300,000 rubles.

In 1831 and 1835, a house church of the Holy Trinity with a fashionable dome and cross was built at the charity house. In 1891, the church was expanded by adding a side chapel in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow," which was necessary due to the increasing number of residents, especially after the transfer of the Usachev Charity House here. The work was financed by merchants Grudtsyn and Kirillov.

In the 1870s, a "Family Shelter for Governesses" moved to Protopopov Lane, for which new buildings were constructed. In 1880, the building of the Voludsky Eye Clinic was erected at the corner of Protopopov and Astrakhan Lanes, designed by architect P.A. Ushakov, where assistance was provided to the most needy. The commercial school associated with the Nabilkov Charity House, known as one of the best educational institutions in Moscow, faces Mira Avenue. Behind the main building of the charity house in Protopopov Lane, at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the buildings of the "Brotherly Society" were constructed, providing housing for the impoverished. Thus, several major charitable institutions were concentrated in one block.

In the 1920s, the complex was gradually closed, and its buildings were partially reconstructed and occupied by various offices. For a long time, the Ministry of Chemical and Oil Engineering of the USSR was located here, with some of its successors still present today.