The Reinhold Zschiesche Tenement is a historical habitation building located at 1 Chocimska street, at the intersection with Gdańska Street in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
| Reinhold Zschiesche Tenement | |
|---|---|
Polish: Kamienica Reinholda Zschiesche w Bydgoszczy | |
 Tenement from Gdańska Street | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Tenement |
| Architectural style | Eclecticism |
| Location | 1 Chocimska St., at the intersection with Gdańska Street, Bydgoszcz,  Poland |
| Coordinates | 53°8′04″N 18°0′42″E / 53.13444°N 18.01167°E |
| Groundbreaking | 1885 |
| Completed | 1886[1] |
| Client | Reinhold Zschiesche |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Józef Święcicki |
Location edit
The building stands on the western side of Gdańska street, at the crossing with Chocimska Street.
It stands close to remarkable tenements in the same street, among others:
- Tenement at 91 Gdańska street;
- Hugo Hecht tenement at 92-94 Gdańska street;
- Carl Bradtke Tenement at 93 Gdańska street;
- Tenement at 95 Gdańska street;
- Stanisław Rolbieski tenement at 96 Gdańska street;
- Carl Peschel tenement at 101 Gdańska street.
History edit
The house was built between 1885 and 1886[1] for the dealer and restaurateur Reinhold Zschiesche,[2] according to a project by Józef Święcicki.
In 1908, the ground floor housed a restaurant and pub, owned by Reinhold Zschiesche, with its entrance located at the corner of the building.
In the 1920s, in the backyard, Antoni Zurawski ran a trading company.[3]
Architecture edit
Building's architecture has eclecticicism style, with plastic details, taken from the repertoire of Neo-Renaissance and Mannerism decoration forms.[4] The corner of the house is underlined by a two-storey bay window.
In the same area, Józef Święcicki also realized other edifices:
- Hotel "Pod Orlem" at 14 Gdańska Street;
- Oskar Ewald Tenement at 30 Gdańska Street;
- Józef Święcicki tenement at 63 Gdańska Street;
- Tenement at 86 Gdańska Street;
- Villa Hugo Hecht at 88-90 Gdańska Street;
- Hugo Hecht tenement at 92-94 Gdańska Street;
- Tenement at 1 Plac Wolności.
Gallery edit
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Frontage onto Gdańska Street -
Detail of the bay window -
Detail of a relief -
Detail of the adorned window
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Gminna Ewidencja Zabytków Miasta Bydgosky. Bydgoszcz: Miasta Bydgoszczy. 24 April 2013. p. 67.
- ^ Adressbuch nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr 1889 : auf Grund amtlicher und privater Materialien. Bromberg: Dittmann. 1889. p. 229.
- ^ Książka Adresowa Miasta Bydgoszczy : wydana w roku 1925. Bromberg. 1925. p. 351.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Bręczewska-Kulesza Daria, Derkowska-Kostkowska Bogna, Wysocka A. (2003). Ulica Gdańska. Przewodnik historyczny. Bydgoszcz: Wojewódzki Ośrodek Kultury w Bydgoszczy. ISBN 8386970103.
Bibliography edit
- Bręczewska-Kulesza Daria, Derkowska-Kostkowska Bogna, Wysocka A. (2003). Ulica Gdańska. Przewodnik historyczny (in Polish). Bydgoszcz: Wojewódzki Ośrodek Kultury w Bydgoszczy. ISBN 8386970103.