Otto Riedl Tenement in Bydgoszcz

Otto Riedl Tenement
Kamienica Otto Riedla w Bydgoszczy

Tenement from Gdanska Street

Tenement from Gdanska Street
Location within Poland
General information
Type Tenement
Architectural style Modern architecture
Location Świętojańska Street 2, at the intersection with Gdanska Street, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Coordinates 53°7′56″N 18°0′34″E / 53.13222°N 18.00944°E / 53.13222; 18.00944
Groundbreaking 1911
Completed 1912
Client Otto Riedl
Technical details
Floor count 5
Design and construction
Architect Paul Sellner
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Otto Riedl Tenement is a habitation building located at Świętojańska Street 2, in Bydgoszcz.

Location

The building stands on the western side of Gdańska street at the intersection with Świętojańska Street. It stands close to remarkable tenements in the same street:

History

The house was built in 1911–1912 for the baker (German: bäckermeister) Otto Riedel, according to a design by the architect Paul Sellner.

Paul Sellner has been a student of Karl Bergner. In 1904, he opened his own architectural study office in Bydgoszcz, where he stayed at least until 1922.[1] In Bydgoszcz Paul Sellner also designed, the habitation house at Gdanska St.95 in 1912–1913.

Otto Riedel moved to Świętojańska Street 2, then "Danzigerstrasse 48", in 1891[2] to establish his bakery. He had the house rebuilt in 1911–1912 and kept his business running in the new building.[3] The new edifice also housed a hardware store, German: Engelhardt Droguen since 1915.[3] Otto Riedellived there until at least 1933.[4]

Vincent Bigoński bought the bakery and run it around in the middle of the 1930s.[5] After his death his on and now his grand-niece are still running the shop at Gdanska Street.

Bye the bye, there is still today a hardware store ("Drogeria Aster") at this address.

Features

The house reflects the architectural characteristic of years 1900–1910, as far as early Modern architecture is concerned.[1]

The building block is massive, in that way it balances the symmetry with the opposite building.

Both facades have a modest decoration but it is underlined by various components (pilasters, balconies).

Gallery

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External links

Panorama of Gdanska and Świętojańską streets intersection. Otto Riedl Tenement is on the right

References

  1. 1 2 Bręczewska-Kulesza Daria, Derkowska-Kostkowska Bogna, Wysocka A., [i inni]: Ulica Gdańska. Przewodnik historyczny, Bydgoszcz 2003
  2. ↑ inwohner-, Adress- und Telefonbücher von Bromberg 1891
  3. 1 2 inwohner-, Adress- und Telefonbücher von Bromberg 1915, p68
  4. ↑ inwohner-, Adress- und Telefonbücher von Bromberg 1933
  5. ↑ "Historia bydgoskich rodów: Bigońscy - 17 lutego 2013". pomorska.pl. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
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