Wesslow Palace

The Wesslow Palace is recognizable by the austere, two-story yellow facade fronting the street, punctuated by a central arched carriage entrance. Built in the late eighteenth century for the Wesslow family, this structure once functioned as a private aristocratic residence during the final years of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Count Teodor Wesslow commissioned the building, but it became infamous when his widow famously refused to leave the premises during the chaotic final partition of Poland, locking the heavy iron doors against the invading forces.