The history of the building that houses the Municipal Library “Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu” in Chisinau began in 1835 when the municipality allocated a plot of land for individual construction to the family of college counselor Ivan Monastarsky, a clerk at the Spiritual Consistory of Bessarabia. The house, designed with two floors, was constructed between 1835 and 1844.

Starting in 1846, the building was rented to the Regional Gymnasium in Chisinau, which lacked its own premises. In 1863, the gymnasium relocated to another building, and the house was purchased by the Theological Seminary in Chisinau, using it for one year to accommodate students.

In 1864, the house was rented by Swiss citizen Charles Thomas Accordingidenis, who transformed the student dormitory into a hotel, giving rise to the famous “Suisse” hotel in Chisinau. The Hotel Suisse operated until the years of World War II.

The biography of the scientist-encyclopedist Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu, the Romanian classical writers Constantin Stamati-Ciurea and Constantin Stere, the historian Nicolae Iorga, the Russian singer Fyodor Şaleapin, and the French political activist Henry Barbusse is also associated with this location. All of them stopped in Chisinau on various occasions, being hosted at the Hotel “Suisse.”

In its current form, the building dates from 1946-1947 when it was reconstructed from the ground up after the bombings that the capital endured during World War II. The restoration project was developed by the architect E. R. Spirer under the supervision of the academician A. V. Şciusev. During this restoration, the house underwent several modifications, including the addition of the third floor.

In March 1950, by a decision of the City Committee, part of the rooms on the ground floor was made available to the municipal library, coexisting in close proximity with Pharmacy No. 77 and the “Academic Book” bookstore.

Since June 21, 1988, the library has been named after the illustrious man of culture Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu.