Villa Hugo Hecht in Bydgoszcz

Villa Hugo Hecht in Bydgoszcz
Willa Hugona Hechta w Bydgoszczy

View from Gdanska street

View from Gdanska street
Location within Poland
General information
Type Villa
Architectural style French Neo-Renaissance
Classification N°601315-Reg.A/137, 19 March 2004[1]
Location Gdanska street 88-90, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Country Poland
Coordinates 53°8′01″N 18°0′42″E / 53.13361°N 18.01167°E / 53.13361; 18.01167
Construction started 1888
Completed 1889
Client Hugo Hecht
Technical details
Floor count 2
Design and construction
Architect Józef Święcicki
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The Villa Hugo Hecht is an historical house in downtown Bydgoszcz.

Location

The house has two buildings (at N°88 and N°90). It is on the eastern side of Gdańska Street, between Zamoyski street and Chodkiewcza street.

It stands close to remarkable tenements in the same street:

History

Both houses have been built in the years 1888-1889. They were part of a project of six close stylish buildings ordered by the merchant and dealer in timber Hugo Felix Franz Hecht.[2] He assigned Bydgoszcz architect Józef Święcicki to realize his scheme.

The owner of the buildings in 1900-1939 was an activist and social worker in Bydgoszcz, physician Hermann Dietz.[3] He had made in 1900 an residential wing added to the building, according to a design of the initial project manager, Joseph Święcicki. At this time, the address of the villa was "Danzigerstrasse 123-124, Bromberg".

Architecture

The two juxtaposed buildings, covered with mansard roofs, seemingly create a uniform shape. However, the architect, through the use of different decorative motifs on each of the buildings, subtly contrasted them. Both villas represent a style modeled on the French Neo-Renaissance.[4]

This is reflected in the choice of details and in the structure of the edifice with a characteristic avant-corps, topped with a decorative gable, breaking the facade symmetry. Frontage is decorated with diverse architectural details.[4] Cast iron decorative elements have remained to this day, such as the barrier railing that runs along the roof of both buildings, pushing further the architectural unity of the edifice.

The building has been put on the Pomeranian heritage list (N°601315-Reg.A/137), on 19 March 2004.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 zabytek-kujawsko-pomorskie issued 28.02.2014
  2. Adressbuch nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr 1889 : auf Grund amtlicher und privater Materialien
  3. , p93
  4. 1 2 Bręczewska-Kulesza Daria, Derkowska-Kostkowska Bogna, Wysocka A., [i inni]: Ulica Gdańska. Przewodnik historyczny, Bydgoszcz 2003
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