"It looked like a multi-story palace." The owner began renovations to the 110-year-old Georgenswalde Station in Otradny.
Georgenswalde was the former name of Otradny, a Kaliningrad resort town on the Baltic Sea. The railway station was built here in 1912-1913 according to the designs of Königsberg architect Max Schönwald. The building has four floors with a basement, an attic, two entrances, a high mansard, and a tiled roof. It ceased to be used for its intended purpose around 2000 and became a residential apartment building. In 2016, the building was vacated after standing abandoned and burning twice. It has been designated a cultural heritage site of regional significance.
In September 2022, the historic property was purchased at auction by the director of Phoenix Development LLC Oleg BarminThe starting price was set at 6 million rubles, Barmin bid 10 and won.
"Finally, we're starting the revitalization of the Otradny Station! Hurray! All the preparatory work is complete, and we can set up the scaffolding, organize the construction site, and begin saving this magnificent building."- рsaid Barmin posted on his VK page. He promised to show the restoration process on social media.
The former grandeur of the station is depicted in the "Keepers of the Ruins" public group оis being written This was the most respectable station along the entire coastal railway line. From the front, the station looked like a multi-story palace; from the high railway embankment, it looked like a modest one-story building. The building's style is picturesque historicism (or reform architecture), with elements of classicism, neo-baroque, and Art Nouveau in its design.
Photo: Prussia39 portal, from the "Keepers of the Ruins" group on VK