The main temple of the Saviour Monastery of St. Euthymius, the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour, was built in the 16th within the tradition of the old white-stone architecture of Suzdal.

In 1766, the monastery opened a "prison for lunatic convicts" which existed until 1905. The monastery served as a prison in the Soviet time as well. Closed in 1923, the monastery was put under the orders of the Joint State Political Directorate and turned into a detention facility for political prisoners. In 1940–1941, the detention facility was changed to a prisoner of war camp which existed in 1943 through 1946. After the war a juvenile detention home was opened there, first male and later female.

The apothecary garden used to have a huge farming land plant in as long ago as the 18th century. The monks' obedience included cultivating herbs used in the preparation of medications, kvas and flavoured healing tea.

Nowadays the garden has been renovated and supplemented with new medicinal herbs. The old cross shaped layout has been preserved. The 3x3 m plots are seeded with herbs all over on an annual basis.

The territory of the monastery currently houses a museum site.