The building is located at the intersection with Proletarskaya Street and is set back from the red line of Svobody Street. It was constructed in the 1870s and reconstructed in the early 20th century. The main facade faces Svobody Street, but is currently separated from it by a fence.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the district administration was located here. These executive bodies of the zemstvo were established in accordance with the "Regulation on Provincial and District Zemstvo Institutions" of 1864. They dealt with local economic issues, the organization of zemstvo schools and hospitals, maintenance of local roads, zemstvo mail, food matters, and land credit. The administration consisted of a chairman and several members elected for three years, and operated on a permanent basis, allowing members to receive a salary. In Borisoglebsk, the chairmen of the district administration over the years included the district leader of the nobility D.V. Sadomtsev (1866), state councilor M.M. Filippov (1876), court councilor V.V. Izmailov (1903), and retired staff captain N.A. Gusev (1914). Among the members were collegiate assessor L.M. Kondyrev (1869-80 and 1886-1906), hereditary honorary citizen A.I. Khrennikov (1876), court councilor V.A. Kolobov (1886), collegiate secretary I.M. Vydrin (1866), state peasant E.P. Zhogolov (1866), state councilor M.M. Filippov (1903), peasant I.A. Romanov (1903), engineer G.A. Kolobov (1914), merchant I.L. Dolgov (1914), and others.

The zemstvo house served as a venue for various meetings and gatherings of zemstvo teachers, as well as sessions of the Borisoglebsk Medical Society. During World War I, it housed a hospital for wounded soldiers.

The building is two stories high, made of brick, and has a U-shaped form. The side parts that protrude into the courtyard are accentuated by risalits on the main facade. The single-axis sections of the risalits are highlighted and topped with pediments. The facades are divided by pilasters and an inter-floor belt with dry bricks. The windows on the first floor are rectangular, while those on the second floor have an arched lintel and are topped with sandriks. The internal layout is corridor-based.