Robert Grundtmann Tenement in Bydgoszcz | |
Native Name: | pl|Kamienica Roberta Grundtmanna w Bydgoszczy |
Image Alt: | Robert Grundtmann Tenement from Gdańska street |
Building Type: | Tenement |
Architectural Style: | Modern architecture |
Location: | 1 Słowackiego Street, Bydgoszcz, Poland |
Client: | Robert Grundtmann |
Owner: | City of Bydgoszcz |
Location Country: | Poland |
Coordinates: | 53.1303°N 18.0081°W |
Start Date: | 1905 |
Completion Date: | 1906 |
Floor Count: | 5 |
Architect: | Alfred Schleusener |
Robert Grundtmann Tenement is a building in downtown Bydgoszcz, at 1 Słowackiego Street.
The habitation house stands on eastern side of Gdańska Street at the intersection with Słowackiego street.
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 1 Bismarckstraße/137 Danzigerstraße.[1] 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 till the end of WWI, a photographer studio Samson & Co. was active (cf Gallery).[1]
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.[2]
During Polish People's Republic, the tenement housed the restaurant SIM.
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. The metal roof is highlighted by a ridge turret.
Inside, there is an original elevator dating back from the time of construction, with a wrought iron decoration in Art Nouveau style.