Originally, the site was intended for other purposes. The building, located at the intersection of 31 August, Bănulescu-Bodoni, București, and Pușkin streets, was constructed for the clergy of the Cathedral. For some time, the structures were owned by G. Chrisostrat, the commissioner for monastery affairs, and then they passed to archpriest Purishkevich. After the sale, the site came into the possession of Princess N. Dadiani, who decided to open the Second Women's Gymnasium there. The chief architect of the city at that time was Alexander Bernardazzi, who developed the project and oversaw the construction, which was completed in 1900.

The T-shaped two-story building with a corridor layout features a central risalit at the entrance. The roof is covered with tiles and adorned with a turret. The windows are designed in the shape of semi-circular arches. A magnificent marble staircase decorates the vestibule hall and leads to the second floor. Local limestone, treated as board rust, was used for the walls of the first floor. The walls of the second floor, made of two-colored bricks, harmoniously blend with terracotta decorations.

Until 1945, the building served as an educational institution, and from 1950 to 1952, it housed the office of the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Moldavian Communist Party, L.I. Brezhnev. Today, this building houses the National Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Moldova.