Oskar Ewald Tenement in Bydgoszcz

Oskar Ewald Tenement
Polish: Kamienica Oskara Ewalda w Bydgoszczy
Tenement at Gdanska street 30 , Bydgoszcz
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 / 53.12833; 18.00611
Construction started 1895
Completed 1896
Client Oskar Ewald
Technical details
Floor count 3
Design and construction
Architect Józef Święcicki

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):

Architecture

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. The workshop occupied also the first two levels: a dedicated lift was used by customers to access the studio. In 1919, Władysława Spiżewska, the first Polish woman to become a professional photographer in Bydgoszcz purchased the photo atelier at the top floor and used it till 1924.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the ground floor of the building housed a flower shop run by Anna Stössel.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Adress und Telefonbücher von Bromberg-1897-p.41
  2. ↑ Visit card of Oskar Ewald's Studio
  3. ↑ Adress und Telefonbücher von Bromberg-1903-p.30

Bibliography

  • (in Polish) Daria Bręczewska-Kulesza - Wpływ architektury i architektów berlińskich na bydgoskie budownictwo mieszkaniowe na przełomie XIX i XX stulecia.
  • (in Polish) Bręczewska-Kulesza Daria, Derkowska-Kostkowska Bogna, Wysocka A., [i inni]: Ulica Gdańska. Przewodnik historyczny, Bydgoszcz 2003
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