Among the many buildings of Taganrog, highlights the splendor of his Palace alferaky with a huge hall with its gilded ceilings, galleries for musicians, a huge unique chandeliers. Outside, the building attracts the eyes with its unusually lush and rich architectural decor, heavy stucco decorations in the Baroque style, high Central columns, sharply defined by a portico, which before the revolution was being hosted family crest Handring.

Yard alferaky was built in 1848 by the famous architect from St. Petersburg A. I. Shtakenshneydera recognized at the time the authority of the Palace architecture, by order of one of the richest landowners of Taganrog, the homeowner, Nikolai Dmitrievich alferaky.

Family alferaky treated numerous Greek Diaspora in southern Russia, the bulk of which settled on the black and Azov sea coasts during the reign of Empress Catherine the great. The first Taganrog on the ground came after the Russo–Turkish war of 1768-1774 Dmitry Ilyich alferaky. He, like the officer was allocated to the estate of the sea of Azov, named after his native village by Lacedemonia.

The family had finished the building of the mansion in 1848. Later the house was added to the majestic hall of almost 9 meters high, decorated with a fireplace, paintings, massive clock, marble sculptures. Built a mansion at the magnificence of the interior and exterior finishes and murals really was a Palace. The family lived happily in the mansion for about 30 years. Prince M. G. Golitsyn after a stay in Taganrog in 1857 highlighted in the magazine "Library for reading" the wealth and artistic elegance of the house alferaky.

In the main two-story house on the rights of the owner lived landowner Nikolai Dmitrievich alferaky, and in the big wing – sons older alferaky – Nikolay, Sergey, Mikhail and Achilles. They were the successors of the trading business of his father, Achilles became a composer, Nikolai – a well-known traveller. No wonder that after the death of his father N. D. Alferaky, wasteful lifestyle of children has led an estate in decline. In the 70-ies of the household grew in the quarter and became the property of the merchant Negroponte, who sold it in parts. The Palace and garden were purchased by the company of merchants for "Commercial gatherings" was the name of their club. In the hall of the club often held concerts with the participation of celebrities of the time. Then the life of the club with the inevitable card games vividly described after A. P. Chekhov stay in Taganrog in the stories "ionic", "Mask", "My life".

After the revolution of 1917, the building housed several institutions, and since 1927 it was transferred to regional Museum, founded in A. P. Chekhov Taganrog. Existed on meager funds, the Museum was in need of major repairs, and it began in 1966. And completed repairs by November 1971, transforming it in such a way that the liquor disappeared artistic moldings and paintings on biblical themes, the store removed the mirrors and sculpture - minimalism should not distract from the main exhibition.

In the period 1989-1996, the Palace has conducted restoration work, which helps to restore the grandeur and architectural brilliance of the building, especially the famous bunk room, where to this day there are exhibitions, concerts, highlights important dates in the history of the town, are the marriage ceremony. From 1995 opened the current exposition, returned the tradition of holding concerts and exhibitions, the Museum has become a center of cultural life of Taganrog.