The House of Baroness Wrangel

According to the 1909 list of property owners, the building at number 3 on Skobelivska Square belonged to Baroness Sofia Vladimirovna Wrangel.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2020

Boris Korniienko is listed as the architect of the Art Nouveau-style renovation project in 1913.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2020

The building is now located at Geroev Nebesnoj Sotni Square, 3. It is likely that the façade’s decorative elements were lost during numerous renovations.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2020

Unfortunately, some of the flats on the upper floors of this building are abandoned, so during the renovation, black metal sheet covers were fitted in place of the windows.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2020

Furthermore, this is one of the types of pre-WWI buildings where the staircase was located deep within the building and was lit by transom windows, through which light fell from the 2nd staircase of the service staircase.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2020

As these windows are now sealed, the staircase is now lit by electric lighting around the clock.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2020

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2020

The building was severely damaged during the Russian missile strike in March 2022. It lost all its glazing, the façade was damaged by debris, and the roof was also damaged.