The Church of the Three Hierarchs is an Orthodox church in the Upper Part, which gave its name to the historic quarter between what are now Korolenko Street. The quarter took shape in the mid-19th century and has preserved the dense estate-house development of that period; today it is also known as the "Reserved Quarters".
The Quarter and Its Buildings
The area around the church took shape according to the general plan drawn up by Nizhny Novgorod architects in the mid-19th century: a grid of streets laid out blocks that were gradually filled with merchant and burgher estates. The quarter includes several cultural heritage sites: the Lemke estate on Korolenko Street, the church clergy house (1 Slavyanskaya St.), the Skvortsova house (18 Korolenko St.), the Gusev estate (4 and 4a Slavyanskaya St.), the Sirotin house (3 Slavyanskaya St.), and a number of other buildings. Most of the structures are two-story wooden buildings on stone foundations, typical of Nizhny Novgorod provincial architecture of the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Cultural Heritage Status
In March 2026 the quarter around the Church of the Three Hierarchs officially received the status of a cultural heritage site of regional significance. The decision was made together with the recognition of the public shops building "Skoba" ("Bracket"), located in the same quarter, as a cultural heritage site. The Skvortsova house, part of the same quarter, completed restoration in 2025 and opened as a cultural center. Development of the area is linked to the goals of the national project "Tourism and Hospitality," aimed at preserving the historic environment.