Type Polish tenement Completed 1906 Owner City of Bydgoszcz Floors 5 Construction started 1905 | Country Poland Client Robert Grundtmann Opened 1906 Architectural style Modern architecture Architect Alfred Schleusener | |
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Location Słowackiego Street 1, Bydgoszcz Similar Gęsinowy Szlak Kulinarny, Brda, Esperanto Bridge | ||
Robert Grundtmann Tenement is a tenement in downtown Bydgoszcz, at Słowackiego Street 1.
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Location
The building stands on eastern side of Gdańska Street at the intersection with Słowackiego street.
History
The house was built in 1905-1906 by architect Alfred Schleusener, for a retired colonel of the Prussian army, Robert Grundtmann. The initial address was Bismarckstraße 1/Danzigerstraße 137. Alfred Schleusener has been working in Bydgoszcz between 1902 and 1944. Among other realizations, he designed also:
The building housed one of the most famous Bydgoszcz's cafe: Cafe Metropol then Elite.
From 1909 a photographer studio Samson & Co. was active (cf Gallery).
During the interwar period, Paweł Dzionara, a member of the Supreme People's Council, independence activist and city councilor had his office in the building.
During Polish People's Republic, the tenement housed the restaurant SIM.
Features
The building is decorated in the style of early modernism, characterized by a desire to simplify and find geometrical forms of elevation. The building has a massive body, with simple details and axial composition components.
Inside, there is an original elevator dating back from the time of construction, with a wrought iron decoration in Art Nouveau style.