Wrangel Mansion, Regional cultural heritage building in Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Wrangel Mansion is a 19th-century residential building on Gazetny Lane in Rostov-on-Don, featuring a two-column Doric portico at its main entrance and a rectangular attic decorated with classical facade elements. The building holds the status of a regional cultural heritage site in Russia.
Baron Nikolai Egorovich Wrangel, an art critic and antique collector, bought the house in 1885, and it became the childhood home of Pyotr Wrangel, who later led the White Movement during the Russian Civil War. After the Civil War ended, the building was converted into a kindergarten.
Maria Dmitrievna Wrangel founded the first women's Sunday school in the city inside this house, giving local women a rare chance to learn to read and write. For many in Rostov-on-Don, the building is still connected to that story of early education for women.
The mansion was fully restored in December 2021, so the exterior can now be seen in its renewed state. It stands on Gazetny Lane, the former Kazansky Lane, in the historic centre of Rostov-on-Don. The building was put up for sale after restoration, so interior access depends on the owner and is not guaranteed.
In 2015, city officials discussed demolishing the mansion and building a replica on the same spot: restoration was estimated at 130 million rubles, while the copy would cost only 20 million. The proposal drew strong public criticism, and the original building survived.
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