Oskar Ewald Tenement in Bydgoszcz

Oskar Ewald Tenement
Oskar Ewald Tenement
	Polish: Kamienica Oskara Ewalda w Bydgoszczy
	View from Gdanska street
General information
Type	Tenement
Architectural style	Eclecticism
Location	30 Gdańska street, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Country	Poland
Coordinates	53°7′42″N 18°0′22″E
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 30 Gdańska Street, 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 "154 Danzigerstrasse".[1]

The architect was Józef Święcicki. He was working at the same period on the following buildings:

Hotel "Pod Orlem", at 14 Gdanska Street;
Józef Święcicki tenement, at 63 Gdanska street;
Tenement at 86 Gdanska st.;
Carl Bradtke Tenement, at 96 Gdanska street;
Villa Hugo Hecht at 88-90 Gdanska street;
Tenement at 1 Freedom Square.

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]

Gallery

Facade on Śniadecki Street
Facade on Gdanska street
Ornament detail
Adorned window
Corner bay window

References

Adressbuch nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr 1897 : auf Grund amtlicher und privater Unterlagen. Bromberg: A. Dittmann. 1897. p. 41.
Visit card of Oskar Ewald's Studio
Adressbuch nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr 1903 : auf Grund amtlicher und privater Unterlagen. Bromberg: A. Dittmann. 1903. p. 30.

Bibliography

(in Polish) Bręczewska-Kulesza, Daria. Wpływ architektury i architektów berlińskich na bydgoskie budownictwo mieszkaniowe na przełomie XIX i XX stulecia. Bydgoszcz.
(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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[1] Adressbuch nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr 1897 : auf Grund amtlicher und privater Unterlagen. Bromberg: A. Dittmann. 1897. p. 41.

[2] Visit card of Oskar Ewald's Studio

[3] Adressbuch nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr 1903 : auf Grund amtlicher und privater Unterlagen. Bromberg: A. Dittmann. 1903. p. 30.