Gdańsk Street 71, Bydgoszcz

Tenement at Gdanska street 71 is a habitation building located at Gdańska Street N°71, in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Tenement at Gdanska street 71
Polish: Kamienica przy ul. Gdańskiej 71 w Bydgoszczy
Tenement from Gdanska Street
General information
TypeTenement
Architectural styleModern architecture & Eclecticism
Location71 Gdanska Street, Bydgoszcz,  Poland
Coordinates
Groundbreaking1906
Completed1907[1]
Technical details
Floor count5
Design and construction
ArchitectRudolf Kern

Location

The building stands on the western side of Gdańska Street, between Cieszkowskiego and Świętojańska streets.

It is located close to remarkable tenements in the same street:

History

The house was built in 1906-1907, designed by the architect Rudolf Kern, who also erected or redesigned other buildings in Gdańska Street:[2]

After the construction, a surgeon, Dr Dettmer[3] had his clinic in the back, as well as his private house. At Bromberg's time, the address was 42 DanzigerStrasse.

In 1924, the Office of the City bought the building and organized here the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the Municipal Hospital,[4] which was surrounded by a garden.

In 1934, the Headquarters of the Polish Army Corps District N° VIII[5] was located there.

The tenement has been the seat, since 1938-1939, of the Municipal Conservatoire, and between 1945 and 1958 it housed the school headquarters.[6]

Currently, the building in the backyard (where stood the clinic) is owned by the Music Schools of Bydgoszcz. A concert hall, named John Paul II Aula (concert hall) is located here.[7]

Architecture

The building presents architectural forms of Modern architecture and Eclecticism. The facade is adorned with stylish ornaments, such as Auricular style details, characteristic of Mannerism and Rococo periods.

The massive facade is flanked by two piles of balconies with wrought iron balustrade.

The first floor is decorated with bas-reliefs and gargoyles, whereas the third level is enriched with cartouches and upper friezes.

The curved dormer, enriched with floral cartouches, caps the whole elevation.

See also

References
  1. Gminna Ewidencja Zabytków Miasta Bydgosky. Bydgoszcz: Miasta Bydgoszczy. 24 April 2013. p. 80.
  2. Jastrzębska-Puzowska, Iwona (2006). Od miasteczka do metropolii. Rozwój architektoniczny i urbanistyczny Bydgoszczy w latach 1850-1920. Bydgoszcz: Mado. ISBN 8389886715.
  3. "names". Adressbuch nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von Bromberg und dessen Vororten für 1909: auf Grund amtlicher und privater Unterlagen. Bromberg: Dittmann. 1909. p. 84.
  4. Adresy Miasta Bydgoszczy na rok 1925. Bydgoszcz: Weber. 1923. p. XXXIII.
  5. Bręczewska-Kulesza Daria, Derkowska-Kostkowska Bogna, Wysocka A (2003). Ulica Gdańska. Przewodnik historyczny. Bydgoszcz: Wojewódzki Ośrodek Kultury w Bydgoszczy. p. 53. ISBN 8386970103.
  6. Nowak, Anna Maria (2002). Szkolnictwo muzyczne w XX wieku. Kalendarz Bydgoski. Bydgoszcz: Towarzystwo Miłośników Miasta Bydgoszczy.
  7. Kotowicz, Filip (2010). "PZSM im. A. Rubinsteina w Bydgoszczy". szkolamuzyczna.bydgoszcz.pl. szkolamuzyczna.bydgoszcz. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

Bibliography
  • (in Polish) Bręczewska-Kulesza Daria, Derkowska-Kostkowska Bogna, Wysocka A. (2003). Ulica Gdańska. Przewodnik historyczny. Bydgoszcz: Wojewódzki Ośrodek Kultury w Bydgoszczy. ISBN 9788386970100.
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