According to the oldest legend originating from 1521, the Vracar Quarter got its name after the atheist warrior called Vracar. The legend tells that the Turks, in obidience to the Vizier Sinan-Pasha, burned the relics of Saint Sava brought from the Milesheva Monastery, on April 27th, 1594, at the spot where Vracar's cabin was located.
During the First Serbian Uprising in 1806, one of the rebels' camps was situated at this place. The rebels under Karadjordje's command started from Vracar for the battle against the Turks to liberate the City of Belgrade.
The Vracar Quarter was divided into Eastern and Western Vracar in 19th century and the border was along King Milan Street. The largest part of Vracar belongs now to the Community of Savski Venac.
Njegoseva Street stretches from Flower Market (Cvetni Trg) to Kalenic Marketplace. It has been called Prijepoljska Street up to 1896. This part of the city used to be a vast cornfield, full of reeds and stubble, owned by the family of the Austrian count Grant, according to which this part of Eastern Vracar was called Grantovac. There were many restaurants, barrooms and cafes in Njegoševa Street at the beginning of 20th century. The most popular were: Sloboda, Vracarska Kasina, Grantovac, Složna Braca, Kod Dinara, Lepa Katarina, Avala.
The Vracar Embellishing Society founded in 1884 built the Society House in Njhegoševa 1, designed by Architect Milan Antonovich. Thanks to the work of the Society, the Flower Market was built, the streets were cobblestone-paved and trees planted.
The Nikolic Brothers house, at No.11, built from 1912 to 1914 in Serbian-Byzantine style according to the Architect Branko Tanazovich design, the Third Belgrade Gymnasium two buildings, Njegoševa no. 15 and no. 33 in Svetozara Markovica Street, constructed in 1906 and designed by Architects Dragutin Geogevich and Dushan Zhivanovich, represent cultural monuments. The State Chemical Laboratory at no.12 was built in 1914. It is also worth to mention the Colonel Elezovich house at no. 20, for which façade the architect, Alexander Derocco, was awarded. The façade represents a successful interpretation of the Serbian-Byzantine style combined with the Secession elements and having the author's personal touch. Unfortunately, this attempt has never developed into a move or at least an expression.
Smiljaniceva Street is an important cultural-historic and architectural-urban and ambient value, being a part formed at the end of 19th and beginning of 20th century. The authentic urban organization is preserved here, representing an unique monument of Belgrade.
In Krunska Street (Crown Street), former Gospodar Jevremova Street, and then Kraljice Drage Street, according to the Civil Engineering Law from 1900, only the villa-type houses were allowed for building. The Gencic House, no. 51, in which the Nikola Tesla Museum is now situated, also represents a cultural monument. The house was designed by Architect Nicola Brashovan.