Alfred Schleusener Tenement in Bydgoszcz

Alfred Schleusener tenement is a tenement located at 62 Gdańska Street in Bydgoszcz.

Alfred Schleusener Tenement
Polish: Kamienica Alfreda Schleusenera w Bydgoszczy
View from Gdanska Street
General information
TypeTenement
Architectural styleModern architecture
Location62 Gdanska Street, Bydgoszcz,  Poland
Coordinates53°7′52″N 18°0′32″E
Groundbreaking1910
Completed1911
ClientAlfred Schleusener
Technical details
Floor count5
Design and construction
ArchitectAlfred Schleusener

Location

The building stands on the eastern side of Gdańska street, between Słowackiego street and Adam Mickiewicz Alley. It is adjacent to:

both historical buildings in Bydgoszcz.

History

The edifice has been designed and built by Alfred Schleusener as a house for his own use, which address was then Danzigerstraße 137.[1]

This type of realization (an architect building his own house) is pretty common in Gdańska Street , since other builders did the same at this time:

The building has a distinctive urban character and was erected in 1910-1911. It had a residential wing distinct from the business and trade premises.[2]

In the same area of Bydgoszcz, Alfred Schleusener has also realized :

Architecture

The building has been realized in the style of early, classic modernism.[3]

On the one hand, vertical elevations are highlighted as structural elements of the building by using strings loggias, balconies and bay windows. On the other hand, vertical divisions are highlighted using pilaster and friezes between windows.

See also

Bibliography

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

References

  1. Adressbuch nebst allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von, Bromberg und dessen Vororten auf das Jahr (1911). "Straßen". auf Grund amtlicher und privater Unterlagen. p. 99.
  2. Adressbuch nebst Allgemeinem Geschäfts-Anzeiger von Bromberg mit Vororten für das Jahr 1915 : auf Grund amtlicher und privater Unterlagen. Bromberg. 1915. p. Dittmann.
  3. Bręczewska-Kulesza Daria, Derkowska-Kostkowska Bogna, Wysocka A. (2003). Ulica Gdańska. Przewodnik historyczny. Bydgoszcz: Wojewódzki Ośrodek Kultury w Bydgoszczy. ISBN 8386970103.
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