20 Stycznia 1920 Street in Bydgoszcz
20 Stycznia 1920 Street is located in downtown district, in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Many of the buildings along this axis are either registered on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list, or part of a historical ensemble of Eclectic and Art Nouveau architecture in the city.
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| Native name | Polish: Ulica 20 Stycznia 1920 |
| Former name(s) | Goethe Straße |
| Namesake | January 20, 1920 |
| Owner | City of Bydgoszcz |
| Length | 550 mGoogle maps (1,800 ft) |
| Width | ca. 10m |
| Area | Downtown district |
| Location | Bydgoszcz,  Poland |
| Construction | |
| Construction start | Beginning of the 20th century |
| Completion | Before 1908[1] |
Location
Located in downtown district, the street unfolds on an approximate south–north axis, parallel to Gdańska street on the west and Staszica and Paderewskiego Streets on the east. The southern tip of the street (odd numbers till 9) faces the agreeable Jan Kochanowski Park.
History
On an 1876 map by Paul Berthold Jaekel, as well as on an 1880 map, the axis is drawn, without any mention of the name. The first map to reference the street dates back to 1908,[2] where it is named Goethestraße.
In Bromberg's address books, the lane is mentioned in 1905 as being under construction.[3] The following year only three edifices are listed in Goethestraße :
- the Kreishaus, today's Bydgoszcz Music Academy building, at the corner of Słowackiego Street, then Bismarkstraße;
- a house at Goethestraße 8;
- a building at Goethestraße 37,[4] today's house at No.2.
Naming
The pathway was known as Goethestraße, from its construction to 1920 and during German occupation (1939-1945). The name referred to the famous German writer and statesman Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832).
The current name 20 Stycznia 1920 Street , was adopted on September 13, 1921, by the city council to celebrate the date of the signature of the Act on citizenship of the Polish State, which came in force on January 31, 1920 and underlined the re-creation of the Polish sovereign nation. The communist period modified in 1948, the name of the street to 24 January 1945, commemorating the liberation of Bydgoszcz from German forces.[5]
Calling came back to the actual one on June 26, 1989.
Main edifices
Bydgoszcz Music Academy building, at Słowackiego Street N°7, corner with 20 Stycznia 1920 Street
Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list, N°601404-Reg.A/782/1-3 (May 8, 1992)[6]
1904-1906
The building has been initially erected to house the administrative services of the district authorities (German: Kreishaus) at the beginning of the 20th century. It now accommodates the seat of the Bydgoszcz Music Academy - "Feliks Nowowiejski".
The edifice presents an eclectic architecture, with a predominance of Neo-Baroque forms.
Facade on Słowackiego Street
Main portal.JPG.webp)
View from the Pomeranian Philharmonic building
Tenement at No.2, corner with Adam Mickiewicz Alley
1903,[7] by Rudolf Kern[8]
In the 1906's address book, the edifice is identified as new building (German: neubau), belonging to Julius Berger, a merchant[9] and located at then Goethestraße 37. During the occupation, an annex of the NSDAP was housed there.[5]
This corner house displays Art Nouveau features, especially in the ornamental details of the three avant-corps sections, the lean pilasters and the ogee-shape wall dormers, as well as the well adorned portal.
General view of both frontages
Detailed view of facade decoration
Adorned wall dormer
Detail of the gate ornamentation
Oskar Unverferth House at No.3
1907,[7] by Fritz Weidner
Although registered as a 1905 construction, the building is only listed in 1908. It was a commission from Oskar Unverferth, who ran a furniture factory. The designer was Fritz Weidner, a famous city architect in Bydgoszcz.[10] Oskar Unverferth moved there in 1908 and remained landlord till 1922.
The villa is characteristic of the Landhaus style that Fritz Weidner more than often applied to his realizations in Bydgoszcz. A myriad of architectural details on the asymmetrical facades (bow windows, balconies, arches, Art Nouveau motifs), make the villa resemble a country house. The house was entirely refurbished in 2012.[10]
View from the street
View of upper levels
Detail of the bow window
House Meyer at No.5
1906[7]
On the plot at then Goethestraße No.4, Carl Meyer, Bromberg building councilor and designer, had built his own house in the early 20th century.[5] Carl Meyer is one of the most influential architects in the city, from the 1880s to 1912, year of his retirement from his position as building councilor. He lived there until he left Bydgoszcz in 1919.[11]
Reflecting its neighbour at No.3, the villa boasts Art Nouveau references,[12] especially in the embellished portal of the front door, topped by an oval transom light.
House ca 1920
House frontage today, seen from the park
Detailed upper levels
House at No.6
Hermann Draheim, a rentier, was the first landlord of this tenement in the 1910s,[13] located at then Goethestraße 35. [[Witold Bełza]], librarian, writer, publicist, cultural activist and director of the City Library lived there from 1920 to 1939.[5]
The facade reminds similar tenements built in Dworcowa Street 45/47 in 1905/1906. Yet, here, architectural details lean on more simplicity in the making and the shape, with less Art Nouveau motifs.
Alfred Schleusener House at No.7
ca 1909[7]
Built in 1909, as mentioned on the top of the elevation, Alfred Schleusener is the first registered owner in the 1910s.[13] Schleusener was an active designer and builder in Bromberg/Bydgoszcz in the first half of the 20th century.
The villa reflects architectural tendencies on the fringe between Art Nouveau and early modernism.
Main elevation
Dr Graeupner's House at No.8
1906-1907,[7] Emil and Georg Zillmann[8]
This edifice has been commissioned by Dr Max Graeupner to Emil and Georg Zillmann, architects from Charlottenburg.[8] It had been accommodating Max Graeupner's clinic,[14] specialized in Women's diseases and obstetrics (German: frauenkrankheiten und geburtshilfe). He lived at Dantsiger straße 38, today's Gdańska Street 63. After First World War, the building was still used as a medical facility, run by Dr Gliński.[15]
Many elements can be highlighted: a series of floral motifs in the pediments and in cartouches, or the balconies wrought iron fences, as well as the characteristic Art Nouveau waved lines in the decoration of the street door.
Facade on the street
Architectural details
Tenement at No.9
1936-1938[7]
Modern architecture, by Jan Kossowski
Like many other buildings in downtown Bydgoszcz (7 Plac Wolności, 14 Kopernika Street, 11 Ossoliński Alley), this edifice is an additional and accurate instance of Polish modernism of the interwar period.
Facade on the street
Tenement at No.10/12
Early Modern architecture
On the 1908 Bromberg's address book, Paul Böhm was listed as the first owner of this vast building. Paul Böhm was a prolific architect and designer in Bromberg, between the 1880s and the 1910s.
Facade on the street
Detail of the gable top
Polish Theatre in Bydgoszcz, at Adam Mickiewicz Alley 2, corner with 20 Sycznia 1920 street
1948-1949, by Alfons Licznerski
Hieronim Konieczka Polish Theatre in Bydgoszcz is the largest and best known theatre of the city. Its current director is Paweł Wodziński.
View from Mickiewicz Alley
Main entry
View from Jan Kochanowski Park
Petrikowski Tenement at No.14, corner with Zamoyskiego street
1906-1907,[7] by Victor Petrikowski[8]
This tenement from 1906[16] had as first landlord Victor Petrikowski,[14] a carpenter and a construction entrepreneur who designed the current building. In this house lived Edward Woyniłłowicz, a Polish and Belarusian social and economic activist, who left his eastern lands to dwell in Bydgoszcz. He wrote there his memoirs, Wspomnienia 1847-1928.[16]
The edifice has been thoroughly renovated in 2015, preserving its historic Art Nouveau architectural details, alongside its specific decorated interiors (staircase, ornaments and stained glass).
Facades seen from street crossing
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Art Nouveau transom light
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Art Nouveau motifs
Rudolf Kern tenement at No.16, corner with Zamoyskiego street
Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list, N°A/1628/1-2 (February 25,)[6]
1910,[7] by Rudolf Kern[8]
The building was first the property and abode of Rudolf Kern, the architect who designed.[5]
This immense edifice, at the crossing with Zamoyskiego street, reveals a large metal roof studded with a corner finial, dormers, a terrace crowning the avant-corps which bottom is pierced by arches to make room for the majestic main entry area. The portal arch is covered on the inside with coffers and displays the oval-shaped openings specific to Art Nouveau design.
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Facades seen from street crossing.JPG.webp)
Adorned portal after renovation
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Renovated portal
Tenement at No.17, corner with Adam Mickiewicz Alley
Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list, No.601456-Reg.A/1080/1-2 (December 20, 1994)[6]
Paul Böhm, designer, was also the first owner of the tenement, which was split into renting flats.[17]
This corner building is characterised by its towering peak topped with a metal roof. At street level, the fence is adorned with animal figures (rooster, owl, fish).
View ca 1914
General view of both frontages
Fish head figure on the fence
Owl figure
Rooster silhouette
Tenement at No.18
1911,[7] by Rudolf Kern[8]
Art Nouveau, elements of early modernism
The edifice at then Goethestraße 29 has been commissioned by a master mason, Mr Weiss.[8] In the 1930s, young Zbigniew Raszewski (1925-1992), a future Polish writer and theatre historian, lived there with his family.[5]
The elevation, renovated in 2017, reveals much of a transition of architectural styles common at this period of the 1910s, between early modernism and late Art Nouveau.
Refurbished facade
Detail of the frontage decoration
Tenement at No.19
1910,[7] by Fritz Weidner[8]
Art Nouveau, elements of early modernism
The initial owner, Richard Schramke, was a decorator.[8] He tasked Fritz Weidner, a trendy Bromberg architect at that time, to realize a large building for renting purposes.
The unbalanced facade, peculiar to Art Nouveau style, is studded with balconies, avant-corps and loggias, but the absence of other detailed motifs challenges the uniformity of the ensemble.
Facade on the street
Tenement at No.20
The building commissioner was Max Reschke, a master carpenter[8] who never lived there, but at neighbouring No.22.
The frontage, refurbished in 2017, displays the carved door crowned with a curved fan light and several cartouches, rosettes and other motifs in the Art Nouveau fashion.
Facade on the street- View of both avant-corps
Detail of an avant-corps
Door at No.20
Tenement at No.21
1912,[7] by Georg Baesler[8]
Commissioned by Józef Grabowski, a painter,[8] to Georg Baesler; Grabowski never inhabited there. It was once the property of Erwin Wodke, co-owner of a transport company F.Wodtke - International Furniture Transport which stables and warehouses were located in the backyard accessible through the gateway.[5]
Although damaged by time, the facade still exhibits wrought iron balconies and railings.
Facade on the street
Tenement at No.22
Realized after an order from Max Reschke, a master carpenter, also owner of No.20.[13] His widow lived there till the 1930s.[18]
The large facade displays scattered rosettes. Its two massive avant-corps are topped by terraces. There are Art Nouveau mouldings beneath a balcony, as well as on gable top. The main entrance door boasts a web-shaped transom light.
Facade on the street
Architectural detail
Gable detail
Door with transom light.
Tenement at No.23
1912,[7] by Georg Baesler[8]
Similarly to the building at No.21, this one has also been commissioned by Józef Grabowski, a painter[8] and realized by Georg Baesler.
Specific to this facade, one can notice two round avant-corps flanking a portal with columns and festoon. Both gables are embellished with floral motif mouldings and a frieze.
Facade on the street
Adornment detail
Frieze detail
Tenement at No.24
Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list, No.A/379/1 (November 12, 1993)[6]
1911,[7] by Rudolf Kern[8]
The first owner was Emil Zemisch, a building contractor.[8]
The superb elevation, renovated in 2017, boasts myriads of Art Nouveau motifs and details, on the avant-corps, the bay-window, or on the gable and the entrance portal.
Restored frontage
Detail of the portal
Tenement at No.25
ca 1910,[7] by Johannes Cornelius[8]
Elements of Art Nouveau
First landlord and commissioner was Herman Pflaum, a master engraver.[8]
The facade is a bit deprived of its original decoration. One can still appreciate some motifs around the entrance door and at the bottom of the avant-corps.
Main frontage
Entrance door at No.25
Tenement at 14 Chodkiewicza, corner with 26 20 Stycznia 1920 street
Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list, No.A/1384 (September 16, 2008)[6]
1907,[7] by Rudolf Kern[8]
The first landlord and building commissioner was Friedrich Fiedler, a merchant.[8]
Nicely refurbished in 2016-2017, the tenement exhibits leasing Art Nouveau details with rosettes and mouldings. A superb round gable overlooking the terrace on top of the avant-corps is adorned with representative Art nouveau motifs: a figure head, flanked by vegetal festoons. Likewise, the transom light over the entrance door is surrounded by a moulding with Art Nouveau features.
Frontages from street intersection
Facade on 20 Stycznia 1920 street
Decorated portal
Tenement at No.27
1910,[7] purportedly by Rudolf Kern[8]
A merchant, Emil Dittmann, was the first owner of the place.[19] He was still living there in the 1930s.[18]
Rudolf Kern has used the same pattern for both houses at No.27 and 29. Two doors on the street, a gable on the right hand of the facade (triangular here) and a loggia on the left hand. Only alteration regards the bay-window in lieu of an avant-corps at No.29.
Main frontage
Tenement at No.29
1910,[7] by Rudolf Kern[8]
Alexander Schmidt was the commissioner of the tenement.[17] He was director of the factory Bromberger Maschinenfabrik Hermann Löhnert producing machine tools, established in 1868 in Bromberg.[20]
Rudolf Kern has used the same pattern for both houses at No.27 and 29. Two doors on the street, a gable on the right hand of the facade (ogee shaped here) and a loggia on the left hand (round topped there). Only alteration regards the avant-corps, where a bay-window is built at No.27.
Main frontage
Tenement at No.41
1936,[7] by Jan Kossowski
Jan Kossowski (1898-1958) has been a very prolific Polish architect and builder, mainly associated with Bydgoszcz. His professional activity stretches from the interwar period to the 1940s.
Main frontage on the street
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References
- Pharus Plan Bromberg, 1908, Pharus-Verlag GmbhH
- Pharus-Verlag GmbH, Berlin SW68, Lindenstr.3
- Adressbuch nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr. Bromberg: Dittmann. 1905. p. 49.
- Adressbuch nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von Bromberg mit Vorvorten für 1906 : auf Grund amtlicher und privater Unterlagen. Bromberg: Dittmann. 1906. pp. 48, 73.
- Umiński, Janusz (1999). Ulica 20 Stycznia 1920 roku. Kalendarz Bydgoski (in Polish). Bydgoszcz: Towarzystwo Miłośników Miasta Bydgoszczy. pp. 209–217.
- Załącznik do uchwały Nr XXXIV/601/13 Sejmiku Województwa Kujawsko-Pomorskiego z dnia 20 maja 2013 r.
- Gminna Ewidencja Zabytków Miasta Bydgoszczy. Program Opieki nad Zabytkami miasta Bydgoszczy na lata 2013-2016
- Bręczewska-Kulesza, Daria (2004). Nowoczesna dzielnica mieszkaniowa z początku XX w. Kronika Bydgoska T26. Bydgoszcz: Towarzystwo Miłosnikow Miasta Bydgoszczy-Bydgoskie Towarzystwo Naukowe. p. 82.
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- Derkowska-Kostkowska, Bogna (2007). Miejscy radcy budowlani w Bydgoszczy w latach 1871-1912. Bydgoszcz: Pracownia dokumentacji i popularyzacji zabytków wojewódzkiego ośrodka kultury w Bydgoszczy. p. 11.
- Gardiewski (1915). "Alphabetische Verzeichnter Nachweis". Adressbuch nebst Allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von Bromberg mit Vororten für das Jahr 1915 : auf Grund amtlicher und privater Unterlagen. Bromberg: Dittmann. pp. 89, 262.
- Gardiewski (1908). "Alphabetische Verzeichnter Nachweis". Adressbuch nebst Allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von Bromberg mit Vororten für das Jahr 1908: auf Grund amtlicher und privater Unterlagen. Bromberg: Dittmann. pp. 291, 395.
- Weber, Władysław (1933). Książka Adresowa Miasta Bydgoszczy : na rok 1933. Bydgoszcz: Władysław Weber. p. 20.
- ml (25 May 2015). "Bydgoskie kamienice mogą być piękne. Ta zachwyca. Są mieszkania". bydgoszcz.wyborcza.pl. bydgoszcz.wyborcza. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- Gardiewski (1911). "Alphabetische Verzeichnter Nachweis". Adressbuch nebst Allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von Bromberg mit Vororten für das Jahr 1911: auf Grund amtlicher und privater Unterlagen. Bromberg: Dittmann. pp. 115, 457.
- Weber, Władysław (1933). "Ulicy". Książka Adresowa Miasta Bydgoszczy : na rok 1933. Bydgoszcz: Władysław Weber. p. 20.
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- Przemysł bydgoski w latach 1939-1945. Bydgoszcz: Muzeum Okręgowe im. Leona Wyczółkowskiego w Bydgoszczy. 2014. p. 21.
External links
- (in Polish) Villa at No.3
- (in Polish) Tenement at No.14
Bibliography
- Bręczewska-Kulesza, Daria (2004). Nowoczesna dzielnica mieszkaniowa z początku XX w. Kronika Bydgoska T26 (in Polish). Bydgoszcz: Towarzystwo Miłosnikow Miasta Bydgoszczy-Bydgoskie Towarzystwo Naukowe. pp. 69–94.
- Umiński, Janusz (1999). Ulica 20 Stycznia 1920 roku. Kalendarz Bydgoski (in Polish). Bydgoszcz: Towarzystwo Miłośników Miasta Bydgoszczy. pp. 209–217.
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