Oskar Ewald Tenement in Bydgoszcz
| Oskar Ewald Tenement | |
|---|---|
| Polish: Kamienica Oskara Ewalda w Bydgoszczy | |
 View from Gdanska street | |
  Location within Poland | |
| General information | |
| Type | Tenement |
| Architectural style | Eclecticism |
| Location | Gdańska street 30, Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| Country | Poland |
| Coordinates | 53°7′42″N 18°0′22″E / 53.12833°N 18.00611°E |
| Construction started | 1895 |
| Completed | 1896 |
| Client | Oskar Ewald |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Józef Święcicki |
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The Oskar Ewald Tenement is a tenement located at Gdanska Street 30, at the intersection with Krasinski Street, in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
History
The house was built in 1895-1896 for the photographer Oskar Ewald. In the address book of the city of Bromberg, his details are "Danzigerstrasse 154".[1]
The architect was Józef Święcicki. He was working at the same period on the following buildings (among others):
- Hotel "Pod Orlem", at Gdanska Street 14;
- Józef Święcicki tenement, at Gdanska street 63;
- Carl Bradtke Tenement, at Gdanska street 93;
- Villa Hugo Hecht at Gdanska street 88-90;
- Tenement at Freedom Square 1.
Features
For Oskar Ewald's edifice, Józef Święcicki used characteristics of Eclecticism to adorn the facade, and especially neo-Baroque features. Its essential three-storey neo-baroque body is topped with a prominent cornice.
The top floor of the building housed originally Oskar Ewald's photographic studio.[2] It had the corner-shape of the curved facade, and was covered by a glass roof.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the ground floor of the building housed a flower shop run by Anna Stössel.[3]
Gallery
View from the intersection with Śniadecki Street
Details of the facade
Ornament detail
Adorned window
See also
- Gdanska Street in Bydgoszcz
- Zygmunt Krasiński Street in Bydgoszcz
- (Polish) Downtown district in Bydgoszcz
- (Polish) Józef Święcicki
External links
Bibliography
- (Polish) Daria Bręczewska-Kulesza - Wpływ architektury i architektów berlińskich na bydgoskie budownictwo mieszkaniowe na przełomie XIX i XX stulecia.
- (Polish) Bręczewska-Kulesza Daria, Derkowska-Kostkowska Bogna, Wysocka A., [i inni]: Ulica Gdańska. Przewodnik historyczny, Bydgoszcz 2003