George Sikorski Tenement

George Sikorski Tenement
Polish: Kamienica Georga Sikorskiego w Bydgoszczy
Tenement at 31 Gdańska street , Bydgoszcz
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General information
TypeTenement
Architectural styleGerman Historicism
Location31 Gdańska street, Bydgoszcz,  Poland
CountryPoland
Coordinates53°7′39″N 18°0′17″E / 53.12750°N 18.00472°E / 53.12750; 18.00472
Construction started1902
Completed1903
ClientGeorg Sikorski
Technical details
Floor count4
Design and construction
Architect(s)Fritz Weidner

The George Sikorski Tenement is a house located at 31 Gdańska Street, between Pomorska and Śniadeckich streets in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

History

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The house was built in 1902–1903 for the barber George Sikorski;[1] at this time its address was 20 Danzigerstrasse, Bromberg.

It was designed by the architect Fritz Weidner, a German builder who came to Bydgoszcz at the end of the 19th century. He conducted building activity in the city between 1896 and 1914. From 1912, he lived in the house he built for himself at 34 Gdańska street

In the same area, Fritz Weidner built houses at the following addresses: the Mix Ernst tenement and movie theatre at 10 Gdańska Street(1905), the Thomas Frankowski Tenement at 28 Gdańska Street (1897), the Max Rosental Tenement at 42 Gdańska Street (1905), the Ernst Bartsch tenement at 79 Gdańska Street (1898) and the House at 3 Freedom Square 3 (1903).

During the interwar period, the ground floor housed Edward Kozlowski's[2] jewelry store. At the end of the 1930s, the family Kałamajski moved from building at 27 Gdansk st. to install a dyeing shop, Tint.

Architecture

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The building represents the style of picturesque architecture, typical of Fritz Weidner projects.[3] Originally, the south peak building had an adorned façade.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Grund amtlicher und privater Unterlagen Adressbuch nebst Allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von Bromberg mit Vororten für das Jahr 1903. Bromberg: Dittmann. 1903. p. 180.
  2. ^ Książka Adresowa Miasta Bydgoszczy : na rok 1933. Bydgoszcz: Władysław Weber. 1933. p. 7.
  3. ^ Bręczewska-Kulesza, Daria. Wpływ architektury i architektów berlińskich na bydgoskie budownictwo mieszkaniowe na przełomie XIX i XX stulecia. Bydgoszcz.

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