There are rumors that a couple of the Kuskovnikov spouses once lived in house No. 17 on Myasnitskaya Street, whose main passion was hoarding. They were so economical that they did not go out and did not accept anyone themselves, and if they left the house, they took their savings in the box with them. Once, having left for a country estate, the box was hidden in the fireplace, and the servant, in their absence, take it and light this fireplace. Upon her return, Mrs. Kuskovnikova, having learned about the incident, died on the spot, and her husband lost his mind.

Now there are offices in the building on Myasnitskaya Street, but night watchmen twice saw a female figure hanging in the air here, and one day they heard her sad singing. According to another version, near the house you can meet the ghost of an old man sighing about his savings. Such a meeting, they say, promises failure with money.