Zygmunt Krasiński Street in Bydgoszcz

Zygmunt Krasiński Street
Bydgoszcz
Ulica Zygmunta Krasińskego

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Location of Krasiński Street
Former name(s) Frönerstraße
Namesake Zygmunt Krasiński
Owner City of Bydgoszcz
Length 300 m (1,000 ft)
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Area Downtown district
Location Bydgoszcz
Construction
Construction start End of 19th century.[1]
Completion 1908
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Zygmunt Krasiński Street or Krasińskiego Street is an avenue of Bydgoszcz, in downtown district (Polish: Śródmieście).

Location

Śniadecki Street is oriented east-west and provides a link between Gdańska Street, Bydgoszcz in the west and May 3rd street to the west. It is the continuation of Śniadecki street east of Gdańska Street. It crosses Gimnazjalna and Libelta streets and ends at Leszek the White Square .

Appellation

Through history, this street had the following names:[1]

Current patron of the street is Zygmunt Krasiński (1812– 1859), a Polish nobleman traditionally associated with Adam Mickiewicz and Juliusz Slowacki as one of Poland's great Romantic poets who influenced national consciousness during the period of Poland's political bondage.

History

The street is not mentioned on maps before the second half of the 19th century. In 1876, a map by Paul Berthold Jaekel features a start of an west-east oriented axis in the vicinity of today's N°10, without interception of Gdańska street to the west.[2]

In 1900, Fröhnerstraße is displayed on a city map, starting at Danzigerstraße in the west and ending at Hempelstraße to the east, where land is not urbanized yet.[3] On this map, the only building mentioned is at N°10 (House for blind children - German: Blinden-Anstalt).

In 1908, a physical education hall (German: Gymn-Turnhalle) is referred to on a map at N°7.

Main edifices

Oskar Ewald Tenement, Gdańska Street N°30 - corner with Krasiński Street

1895-1896, by Józef Święcicki

Eclecticism

The top floor housed originally Oskar Ewald's photographic studio.



Tenement at N°2, corner with Gdańska Street

Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list, N°601371-Reg.A/1090, December 15, 1993[4]

1912, by Franz Julius Knüpfer

Modern architecture

The house originally housed large commercial premises on the ground floor.



Tenement at N°3

1900

Historicism (art)

The first owner of the tenement at then Fröhnerstraße 13, was F. Sandmann, a merchant of upholstery who had his warehouse there,[5] until the beginning of WWI.

All the facade decoration has been lost with time. One can make out the bay window topped with a balcony, numerous arched windows and two shed dormers. It has been entirely rebuilt in the 1920s.[6]



Tenement at N°4

Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list, N°729691, Reg.A/1550/1-2, February 2, 2010[4]

1899-1900

Eclecticism in architecture

The first owner of the tenement at then Fröhnerstraße 14, was Mr Weiß, a master mason.[7] In the 1980s, a stained glass shop (Polish: Witraze) was located at this place,[8] who stayed there till the outbreak of WWI.

This large house is close by its concept to those realized by Fritz Weidner, such as Cieszkowski Street N°13/15, Gdańska Street 79 or Śniadecki Street 29. Facades are marked by glass panes, several architectural details break the symmetry of the ensemble (bay windows, many different gables or bartizan). At some places, timber framing is visible. The entrance still possesses a delicate wrought iron fence with floral motifs.



Otto Bloch Tenement, at N°5

1900-1901[7]

Eclecticism in architecture & Neo-Baroque, elements of Neo-classicism

The first owner of the tenement at then Fröhnerstraße 12, was Otto Bloch, a pharmacist,[9] who lived there until the 1920s. Pediments above second floor windows bear caducei, as a reminder of Otto Bloch's activity.

The elevation features a large bay window and two grand Corinthian order columns balancing the other side of the facade. The frontage keeps many Neo-Baroque details: putti on corbels, balustrade on the first floor, delicate motifs on the main double door, numerous floral and vegetal motifs on pilasters, on window pediments and a row of corbels topping the ensemble.



Krasiński N°6

The plot at N°6 is the location of the sporting area of Bydgoszcz's Gymnasium N°1.

Sport building of L. Braille special educational centre for blind children[10]



Tenement at N°9, corner with Libelta street

1896, by Karl Bergner[11]

Eclecticism, Historicism

The first landlord at then Fröhnerstraße 10 was Anton Czarnecki, a rentier and merchant,[12] who moved there in 1898 and stayed till the early 1920s.

The designer of this tenement, Karl Bergner, realized many other buildings in the city, such as:

The present one displays eclectic architectural details, a ground floor underlined by the arched entry gate flanked by pilasters, topped by a mask, the ensemble being overlooked by a bay window with bossages. The first floor is the most decorated, mainly with the effort put in the window framings. Each of them is ornamented with accuracy by pilasters, columns, balustrade on the bottom and pediments on the top. The variety of shapes, forms and motifs could even be labelled as Neo-Baroque influence. The upper level is crowned by a corbel table shaped in animal figures.



L. Braille special educational centre for blind children, at N°10

1872, Fritz Müller



Tenements at N°13/15/17

1894[13]

Eclecticism & Neo-classicism

These tenements at then Fröhnerstraße N° 6/7/8 were owned by the municipality. Around twenty tenants[13] were living in this Bromberg city apartments (German: wohnungsverein gehörig).

The U-shape of the building recalls classical architecture patterns, creating an open courtyard on the street. Renovated in 2012 with brio, one can underline the perfect symmetry of the ensemble, from the location of the doors (the main gate at N°15 is mirrored by a arched stone frame without door), to the pediment design above the windows, to the successive avant-corps and topping large triangular pediment emphasizing the axis of symmetry of the edifice..



Tenement at N°19

1897[14]

Eclecticism & Neo-classicism

The first landlord at Fröhnerstraße N°5 was Heinrich ßietsch, a tailor.[15] Among his tenants was a teacher for blind children, August Fleig,[16] working at the Specialized school on the other side of the street.

Recently refurbished, the facade displays perfect Neo-classic symmetry. Worth noticing are the two avant-corps arranged with loggias and the numerous shed dormers on the roof.



Tenement at N°21

1897[17]

Eclecticism & Neo-classicism

The first landlord at Fröhnerstraße N°4 was Robert Böhme, a gardener, who rented the place but did not live there.[18]

The building is one of the first to have been built in the street after the construction of the Specialized school for children in 1872. The facade, although less adorned, echoes the neighbouring one at N°19, with Neo-classic features such as the two avant-corps.



Tenement at N°23

2010, by Budlex

Modern architecture

The plot at then Fröhnerstraße N°3 was first owned by Robert Böhme,[19] also landlord of tenement at N°21. At the end og WWI, the area has been left abandoned until a first theatre, Paw, was built. It opened on Sunday 8 November 1929[20] with a 800 seats capacity. It became cinema Appolo in 1931.[21] During WWII, Nazi authorities changed its name to Bidegast. The theatre was renamed Polonia in 1945: it welcomes movies till March 31, 2003.[22]

Since building destruction, the plot houses a brand new habitation complex, Rubinowy Dom (Ruby House), since 2010.



See also

External links

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 kronika_Bydgoska 1970. p. 162.
  2. ↑ Plan der Stadt Bromberg 1876, Paul Berthold Jaekel
  3. ↑ Strassen-Plan von Bromberg, 1900 (A. Fromm.)
  4. 1 2 zabytek|kujawsko-pomorskie|issued=1.03.2014
  5. ↑ Adressbuch, nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von (1900). "Alphabetische Verzeichnter Nachweis". Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr. Bydgoszcz. p. 31.
  6. ↑ Książka Adresowa, nebst Miasta Bydgoszczy (1926). "Alfabetyczny spis ulic". wydana w roku 1926. Bydgoszcz. p. 86.
  7. 1 2 Adressbuch, nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von (1901). "Straßen". Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr. Bydgoszcz. p. 32.
  8. ↑ Kalendarz Bydgoski, 1989
  9. ↑ Adressbuch, nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von (1901). "Straßen". Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr. Bydgoszcz. p. 14.
  10. ↑ "Kolejny budynek przy ul. Gimnazjalnej w remoncie". Wyborcza.pl. Gazeta pl. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Bydgoszcz - róg ul. Krasińskiego i Libelta". pictures-bank.eu. pictures-bank. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  12. ↑ Adressbuch, nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von (1896). "Straßen". Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr. Bydgoszcz. p. 30.
  13. 1 2 Adressbuch, nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von (1894). "Straßen". Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr. Bydgoszcz. p. 31.
  14. ↑ Adressbuch, nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von (1897). "Straßen". Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr. Bydgoszcz. p. 29.
  15. ↑ Adressbuch, nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von (1897). "Alphabetische Verzeichnter Nachweis". Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr. Bydgoszcz. p. 137.
  16. ↑ Adressbuch, nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von (1897). "Alphabetische Verzeichnter Nachweis". Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr. Bydgoszcz. p. 44.
  17. ↑ Adressbuch, nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von (1897). "Straßen". Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr. Bydgoszcz. p. 29.
  18. ↑ Adressbuch, nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von (1886). "Alphabetische Verzeichnter Nachweis". Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr. Bydgoszcz. p. XIX.
  19. ↑ Adressbuch, nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von (1897). "Alphabetische Verzeichnter Nachweis". Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr. Bydgoszcz. p. 29.
  20. ↑ Kalendarz Bydgoski 1970
  21. ↑ Janiszewka-Mincer, Barbara (1886). "Alphabetische Verzeichnter Nachweis". Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr. Bydgoszcz. p. XIX.
  22. ↑ "Niedługo kino "Polonia" przestanie straszyć. Ruszyła budowa przy Krasińskiego 23". pomorska.pl. Gazeta pomorska. Retrieved 1 May 2016.

Coordinates: 53°04′N 18°00′E / 53.07°N 18.00°E / 53.07; 18.00

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