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Gdańsk Street 67, Bydgoszcz

Coordinates: 53°7′51″N 18°0′29″E / 53.13083°N 18.00806°E / 53.13083; 18.00806
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Tenement at 67 Gdańska street
Polish: Kamienica przy ul. Gdańskiej 67 w Bydgoszczy
Tenement from Gdańska Street
Tenement from Gdańska Street
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General information
TypeTenement
Architectural styleModern architecture with Art Nouveau elements
Location67 Gdańska Street, Bydgoszcz,  Poland
Coordinates53°7′51″N 18°0′29″E / 53.13083°N 18.00806°E / 53.13083; 18.00806
Groundbreaking1910[1]
Completed1911
Technical details
Floor count5
Design and construction
Architect(s)Rudolf Kern

Tenement at Gdańska street 67 is a habitation house located at 67 Gdańska Street, in Bydgoszcz. It displays early forms of Modern architecture, with elements of Art Nouveau.

Location

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The building stands on the western side of Gdańska Street, between Cieszkowskiego and Świętojańska streets.

It is also close to remarkable historical tenements in the same street:

History

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The house was built in 1910-1911, on a design by the architect Rudolf Kern, who also erected or redesigned other buildings in Gdańska Street:[2]

Initial address was 40 Danziger Straße, first registered landlord in 1910 was Carl Ernst, a butcher[3]

In 1915, Hermann Boettcher purchased the building.[4] Boettcher was a successful entrepreneur of metalworking initially established in the 1890s in Chodkiewicza Street.

In 1932, at the location of a cafe, Kresowa, Klement Kwaśniewski opened a patisserie and bakery specialized in cakes. Other relatives had their office in the building:[5]

  • Marta Kwaśniewska as a photographer;
  • Ignacy Kwaśniewski as a businessman.

Today, a pharmacy occupies the ground floor premises[6] and a hotel is located in the backyard of the tenement.[7]

Architecture

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The building presents characteristics of the first decade of the 20th century with early forms of Modern architecture and elements of Art Nouveau.

The facade is richly decorated with:

The building has been renovated in 2020.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gminna Ewidencja Zabytków Miasta Bydgosky. Bydgoszcz: Miasta Bydgoszczy. 24 April 2013. p. 80.
  2. ^ Jastrzębska-Puzowska, Iwona (2006). Od miasteczka do metropolii. Rozwój architektoniczny i urbanistyczny Bydgoszczy w latach 1850-1920. Bydgoszcz: Mado. ISBN 8389886715.
  3. ^ "names". Adressbuch nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von Bromberg und dessen Vororten für 1910 : auf Grund amtlicher und privater Unterlagen. Bromberg: Dittmann. 1910. p. 275.
  4. ^ "names". Adressbuch nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr 1915: auf Grund amtlicher und privater Unterlagen. Bromberg: Dittmann. 1915. p. 67.
  5. ^ Kziązka adresowa miasta Bydgoszczy. Bydgoszcz: Weber. 1923. pp. 163–164.
  6. ^ "Bydgoszcz, Gdańska 67". APTEKA DYŻURNA. APTEKA DYŻURNA. 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Kużnia Hotel". Hotelkuznia.pl. Hotelkuznia.pl. 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
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Bibliography

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  • (in Polish) Bręczewska-Kulesza Daria, Derkowska-Kostkowska Bogna, Wysocka A. (2003). Ulica Gdańska. Przewodnik historyczny. Bydgoszcz: Wojewódzki Ośrodek Kultury w Bydgoszczy. ISBN 9788386970100.