Wawelberg Bank building

The Wawelberg Bank Building is an object of cultural heritage of federal significance.

New owners in turn later sold the structure to Nikolai (Nicholas) and Karl Korpus (Charles Corpus) who remained landlords until they sold both properties to Wawelberg interests in the early 20th century.

The structure is a heavy Italianate palazzo built on gargantuan scale - it occupies a full city block.

Walls, cornices, columns are richly decorated with northern art nouveau inspired sculptures and bas-reliefs.

Many contemporaries considered the building too American, too tasteless, and its appearance generated some heated public debate.

Wawelberg Bank building
Wawelberg Bank building in St. Petersburg , 1912
Old 18th century buildings on the lot where Wawelberg Bank building would be erected in 1912. This photograph was taken around 1909