Paul Storz Tenement in Bydgoszcz

Paul Storz Tenement
Kamienica Paula Storza w Bydgoszczy
Tenement from Gdanska Street
Bydgoszcz Location within Poland
General information
Type	Tenement
Architectural style	Eclecticism & Mannerism
Classification	N°601311-Reg.A/1056, 26 February 1997[1]
Location	Gdanska Street 81, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Coordinates	53°7′54″N 18°0′32″E / 53.13167°N 18.00889°E
Completed	1897
Client	Paul Storz
Technical details
Floor count	4

Paul Storz Tenement is a habitation building located at Gdańska Street N°81, in Bydgoszcz.

Location

The building stands on the western side of Gdańska Street, between Cieszkowski street and Świętojańska street. It stands close to remarkable tenements in the same street:

• Alfred Schleusener Tenement at N°62;
• Józef Święcicki tenement at N°63;
• Eduard Schulz Tenement at N°66-68;
• Tenement at Gdanska street 71;
• Tenement at Gdanska street 75;
• Ernst Bartsch tenement at N°79.

History

Building was constructed in 1897, for Paul Storz, a master carpenter.

At the time, the location of the building was "Danzigerstrasse 47a, Bromberg".^[2]

The adjacent tenement at N°83, built in 1890 and following the same eclecticism style, has been owned by Carl Rose, designer of houses in the same street (Gdanska St. 16 and Gdanska St. 51).

Architecture

The building was built following Eclecticism forms and elements of Mannerism.^[3]

The facade is decorated with stylized cartouches. Above first floor windows are placed panels with putto heads: this adornement was at the time a manifest against typical ornament rule.^[4]

Second floor windows are topped with classical pediment, and third floor windows are festooned on their side by pilasters topped with expressive masks.

The building has been put on the Pomeranian heritage list (N°601311-Reg.A/1056), on 26 February 1997.^[5]

Gallery

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  The building before renovation

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  Elevation details

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  Details of 2nd and 3rd floor decoration

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  Adjacent house at N°83 (1890) owned by architect Carl Rose

See also

• Gdanska Street in Bydgoszcz
• (Polish) Downtown district in Bydgoszcz

Bibliography

• (Polish) Bręczewska-Kulesza Daria, Derkowska-Kostkowska Bogna, Wysocka A., [i inni]: Ulica Gdańska. Przewodnik historyczny, Bydgoszcz 2003

Panorama of Gdanska and Świętojańską streets intersection. Paul Storz Tenement is on the left

References

1. zabytek|kujawsko-pomorskie|issued 28.02.2014
2. Einwohner-, Adress- und Telefonbücher von Bromberg, 1899, p21
3. Bręczewska-Kulesza Daria, Derkowska-Kostkowska Bogna, Wysocka A., [i inni]: Ulica Gdańska. Przewodnik historyczny, Bydgoszcz 2003
4. Bręczewska-Kulesza Daria, Derkowska-Kostkowska Bogna, Wysocka A., [i inni]: Ulica Gdańska. Przewodnik historyczny, Bydgoszcz 2003
5. zabytek|kujawsko-pomorskie|issued 28.02.2014