The Baron Grigore Capri House (Casa Baron Grigore Capri) is a historic residence on Bulevardul Republicii in Focșani, in the city’s former Armenian neighborhood. Built in the late 19th century, the house is named after Baron Grigore Capri, although it was originally constructed for the Armenian merchant Ilie Murat and his wife Flora.
The Murat family built the residence toward the end of the 19th century, with property records from 1902 describing a substantial brick house containing seven rooms, a dining room, two kitchens, cellars, and several outbuildings, all enclosed by an iron fence. Their daughter Lucreția later married Grigore Capri, a member of a noble family with business interests in gold mining and extensive landholdings elsewhere in Romania. The house formed part of her dowry, and although Capri was never its legal owner, the property eventually became known by his name. Financial difficulties later prompted the family to sell the residence to the Bacher family in 1946.
Following nationalization, the building accommodated various institutions, including the children’s and youth section of the Vrancea County Library and political party offices. It was returned to private ownership in 2007 and subsequently sold to new owners, who undertook extensive restoration and alterations during the 2010s.
The house combines Neo-Romanian architecture with European Neoclassical influences, with a substantial facade, large windows, and a prominent entrance canopy facing the street. Decorative window surrounds and other architectural details survive particularly on the eastern side of the building.
