Oskar Ewald Tenement

Oskar Ewald Tenement
Polish: Kamienica Oskara Ewalda w Bydgoszczy
View from Gdanska street
Location within Poland
General information
Type	Tenement
Architectural style	Eclecticism
Location	Gdańska street 30, 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(s)	Józef Święcicki

The Oskar Ewald Tenement is a tenement located at Gdanska Street 30, 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 "Danzigerstrasse 154".

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

• Hotel "Pod Orlem", at Gdanska Street 14;
• Józef Święcicki tenement, at Gdanska street 63;
• Tenement at Gdanska st. 86;
• Carl Bradtke Tenement, at Gdanska street 93;
• Villa Hugo Hecht at Gdanska street 88-90;
• Tenement at Freedom Square 1.

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. 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.

Gallery

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

See also

• Bydgoszcz
• Gdanska Street in Bydgoszcz
• Zygmunt Krasiński Street in Bydgoszcz
• Józef Święcicki

Bibliography

• Example (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) Daria Bręczewska-Kulesza - Wpływ architektury i architektów berlińskich na bydgoskie budownictwo mieszkaniowe na przełomie XIX i XX stulecia.
• Example (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) Bręczewska-Kulesza Daria, Derkowska-Kostkowska Bogna, Wysocka A., [i inni]: Ulica Gdańska. Przewodnik historyczny, Bydgoszcz 2003