The house opposite the Dormition Cathedral, according to the list of architectural landmarks in Kharkiv, was built by the architect Stepan Chernyshev in 1824 (according to one version, Chernyshevskaya Street is named after him).

The Tambovtsev merchant family commissioned the construction. The facade was typical, it is presented in the collection of typical facades in the neoclassical style (part 3, 1812, stone building with a gallery and benches).

At the beginning of the 20th century, the building, located on Kvitky-Osnov’yanenka St, 11, housed the haberdashery store “Ladies’ Happiness,” which was constantly advertised in pre-1917 Kharkiv periodicals.

The chain of stores belonged to merchant Fyodor Enurovsky, who, in turn, owned a luxurious building at Kontorska Street, 5.

Shopgirls at the “Ladies’ Happiness” spoke Italian, German, English and French.

The advertisement particularly emphasized: “Ladies ask that you do not smoke tobacco and do not bring dogs,” i.e. the client is, of course, always right, but he must respect the shopgirls.

Surprisingly, until 2011-2012, the building also housed a shop called “Ladies’ Happiness,” continuing the continuity of generations.

The street is named after the writer and playwright Grigory Kvitka (1778-1843). Kvitka made enormous efforts to develop the Kharkiv Theater and the Institute for Noble Maidens (both founded in 1812).

The building was damaged by a Russian missile strike on March 2, 2022.

On April 22, 2024, the building was damaged by fire.

In 2026, the Kharkiv Architectural Design Center presented a concept for restoring the building with an attic extension and opening a gallery (which was apparently included in the original design, but was later glazed).