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Dworcowa Street is one of the main streets of
Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more ...
, in Downtown district ( pl, Śródmieście). Many of its buildings are registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List. Across the street, between Warmia and Marcinkowskiego street runs the 18°E
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, so-called ''Bydgoszcz Meridian''.


Location

The street is located in the western part of Downtown Bydgoszcz. It runs from the intersection with Gdanska Street to the intersection with Sigismund Augustus Street, where is the main train station, ''Bydgoszcz Główna''. Hence its name: "Train station" in polish is "Dworzec", "Dworcowa Street" thus means "Train Station Street".


History

Until 1851, the path was a dirty road leading from
Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more ...
to
Koronowo Koronowo (Polish pronunciation: ; , archaic ''Polnisch Krone'') is a town on the Brda River in Poland, located in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 25 km from Bydgoszcz, with 11,029 inhabitants (2010). It is located in the historic regi ...
. The development of the street is associated with the building of Bydgoszcz Main Railway Station in 1851, which led to assimilating the close settlement of Bocianowo (german: Brenkenhoff) into the city precinct. On an 1861 map of the area, the vicinity of the railway station shows dispersed housings: it is only in the early 20th century that compact constructions make their appearance along the street. Some specific quarters near Gdanska street and close to the Main station have shown earlier activity, with the development of hotel buildings: * Hotel "Pod Orlem" (1893), Hotel Pawlikowski (1898) in Gdanska Street; * Hotel du Nord (1875), Heises's Hotel (1884), Schliep's Hotel (1889) near the Main Station. At the end of the 19th century, Dworcowa street had an industrial and commercial character. In its surroundings flourished trade houses, craft workshops and restaurants or bars. The industrial buildings and warehouses occupied the area between the street and the Brda river, while along the street were located flats and shops. The largest companies at then ''Bahnhoffstraße'' were: * Fabryka Sygnałów Kolejowych (Railway Signals Factory); * J.G. Neumann's Brick factory (german: Ziegelfabrik); * Printhouse Ortis (established by Hermann and Emil Dittmann) They published the "Deutsche Rundschau", and after World War II all the local newspapers. Between 1890 and 1914, many houses along the street have been transformed into 3 to 4 storey buildings, displaying ornated facades (e.g. building at Nr.55, decorated with a head of Hermes), turning the venue into one of the most representative in the city. In the final section of the street near the Main Railway Station, there used to stand five hotels, furnished as tenements. Street
tram A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...
s have been operated since 1888, first horse powered, then electrical ones in 1896. The line (''Red'') ran along the entire length of the street from the station to Gdańska Street. In 1990, tram traffic has been suspended for technical reasons. Since then a partial restoration of the line has been performed after the revitalization of the street. Through history, this street had the following names: * 1852-1920 - ''Bahnhoffstraße'' (''Main Station street'' in German); * 1920-1939 - ''Ulica Dworcowa''; * 1939-1945 - ''Albert-Forsterstrasse'' (named after nazi leader
Albert Forster Albert Maria Forster (26 July 1902 – 28 February 1952) was a Nazi German politician, member of the SS and war criminal. Under his administration as the ''Gauleiter'' and ''Reichsstatthalter'' of Danzig-West Prussia (the other German-ann ...
); * From 1945 - '' Ulica Dworcowa ''.


Characteristics

Dworcowa Street is 1242 m long and is almost entirely built with stylish houses. It is considered as one of the most important axis, historically and functionally in downtown Bydgoszcz. Its architectural landscape is quite diverse, with houses of different scale and style coexisting together. For the most part, street facades display architectural features fashionable in the years 1860-1914: *
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; *
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; * Neo-Baroque; *
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; *
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. Oldest buildings have been built in Neoclassical style, usually with simple, symmetrical facades and modest decorations. During the last quarter of the 19th century, elements of
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
, Neo-Gothic and Neo-Baroque start to appear on houses. Most impressive buildings have been erected between 1900 and 1915: it was the emergence of breaking architectural styles, such as
Historicism Historicism is an approach to explaining the existence of phenomena, especially social and cultural practices (including ideas and beliefs), by studying their history, that is, by studying the process by which they came about. The term is widely u ...
,
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and early
Modern architecture Modern architecture, or modernist architecture, was an architectural movement or architectural style based upon new and innovative technologies of construction, particularly the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete; the idea that form ...
. The Prussian Eastern Railway Headquarters has been erected in the late 1880s, and was at the time the most magnificent public property in the entire city. Dworcowa street has been the playground of many local and Berlin's architects. However, past major bydgoszcz designers, Joseph Święcicki and Fritz Weidner who built 29 edifices in Gdanska Street, only designed four buildings in Dworcowa. Most noticeable tenements are located on the southern side of the street: three buildings have been registered on the Heritage List since 2010. Most prominent buildings include: * Former Prussian Eastern Railway Headquarters; * State Archives Building at 65; * Tax House at Warminskiego 18; * Hotels ** ''Former "Asystenta'' at 79; ** ''Centralny'' at 85; ** ''Hotel Brda'' (built in 1968-1972).


Revitalisation

Dworcowa Street being one of the most important streets in downtown Bydgoszcz, it has been identified to be the target of a vast revitalisation plan. In 2009, in the Local Plan for the Revitalization of Bydgoszcz has been included the project ''Revitalisation of Dworcowa street''. Costs amount to 6.4 million PLN, supported by a 4.2 million PLN EU funding under the ''2007-2013 Regional Operational Programme'' for Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. The project encompassed: * the modernization of Dworcowa street with a pedestrian pavement; * the addition of green areas; * the landscaping on the section between Gdanska Street and Matejki street. In addition, the section leading from Matejki street to Main Railway Station has seen the restoration of tram circulation and the refurbishment of a historic building by Fritz Weidner in the immediate vicinity, converted to a Municipal Cultural Center.


Means of transportation

Since 2012,
tram A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...
lines Nr.5 and 8 run on the section from Matejki street to Sigismund Augustus street, using a special bridge built for the occasion. In addition, bus lines (54, 67, 75, 71, 79, 80, 83, 84, 31N, 33N) run on the section between the train station and Królowej Jadwigi street.


Main edifices


Department store "Jedynak", crossing with 15 Gdańska Street

Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list, Nr.601296-reg.87/A, December 10, 1971 1910–1911, by Otto Walter
Modern Architecture Modern architecture, or modernist architecture, was an architectural movement or architectural style based upon new and innovative technologies of construction, particularly the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete; the idea that form ...
One of the first Department Store built in then
Bromberg Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more ...
, it pioneered the use of
reinforced concrete Reinforced concrete (RC), also called reinforced cement concrete (RCC) and ferroconcrete, is a composite material in which concrete's relatively low tensile strength and ductility are compensated for by the inclusion of reinforcement having hig ...
in a modern design. File:Bydgoszcz-gmach dawnego Domu Towarowego.JPG, Department Store "Jedynak" File:Bdg Jedynak 2 5-2015.jpg, Allegories on the facade


Tenement at 2 corner with 1 Pomorska Street

1884, by Karl Bergner
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This corner house has been commissioned by Mr Jäfel, a
lithograph Lithography () is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by the German a ...
. In 1908, a drugstore run by Dr Aurel Kratz opened there: it was also selling goods for cameras until
World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. Aurel Kratz then moved to Friedrichstraße. The building has a triangular footprint plot, a challenge for the designer. It displays a nice
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
on the corner facade. The first floor windows, around the bay-window are more adorned than others with flanking
pilaster In classical architecture Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes even more specifically, from the ...
s topped with
corbel In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the s ...
s and a frieze of
ornaments An ornament is something used for decoration. Ornament may also refer to: Decoration *Ornament (art), any purely decorative element in architecture and the decorative arts *Biological ornament, a characteristic of animals that appear to serve on ...
. Second floors windows are capped by triangular
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
s and have also small
corbel In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the s ...
s and pilasters. Third level openings are only flanked by lean pilasters and pediment topped. A line of designed
corbel In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the s ...
s runs beneath the roof. File:Bdg Dworcowa 2 róg Pomorskiej a 05-2013.jpg, Facade onto Pomorska Street File:Dworcowa 2.jpg, View from Gdańska Street


Tenement at 3

1893–1894, by Carl Stampehl
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Eduard Merres, an instrument craftsman for surgery, nursery and optics, was the first owner of the house, then located at ''Bahnhoffstraße 2''. In 1907, the new owner was Mr. Conitzer, a businessman member of the very family running at that time the neighbouring department store. The facade has been restored in 2015, giving more sharpness to all the different details. It is almost a classical one, but for the asymmetry: on first level, one notices heavily adorned windows (triangle
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
s,
pilaster In classical architecture Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes even more specifically, from the ...
s with consoles), the second floor is less decorated and topped by a dense
Corbel table In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the s ...
. The gate axis is stressed by a monumental
balcony A balcony (from it, balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor. Types The traditional Maltese balcony is ...
and a smaller one above. The entry door transom light is crowned by a delicately carved female figure. File:Bdg Dworcowa3 5-2015.jpg, Main elevation File:Dworcowa 3 detail.JPG, Detail of the
transom Transom may refer to: * Transom (architecture), a bar of wood or stone across the top of a door or window, or the window above such a bar * Transom (nautical), that part of the stern of a vessel where the two sides of its hull meet * Operation Tran ...
File:Bdg Dworcowa3 3 04-2014.jpg, Detail of balconies


Tenement at 4

1887,Gminna Ewidencja Zabytków Miasta Bydgoszczy. Program Opieki nad Zabytkami miasta Bydgoszczy na lata 2013-2016 by Józef Święcicki and Anton Hoffmann
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
Julius and Herß Krojanter, were the first owners of the house at ''Bahnhoffstraße 97'': they were cereals merchants and had their counter in the building. In the 1920s, the tenement housed a kitchenware shop, "A. Hensel". The facade lost all its original adornments during renovation. However, the row of square windows on the top witnesses the original Neoclassical features. File:Dworcowa 4.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Adv Dworcowa 97 1925.jpg, Advertising for "A. Hensel" shop (1925)


Tenement at 5

Mid-19th century
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
Amelie Sieg, a rentier and widow of a mason, was the first owner of the tenement in the 1870s. From the
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until World War I, the new owner, Ernst Knitter, was a merchant selling kitchenware and ironmongery. The elevation has been renovated in 2015, underlying the delicacy of the ornamentation: the front
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
, the gate frame with its two facing figures, the
pilaster In classical architecture Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes even more specifically, from the ...
s and the
corbel In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the s ...
table. File:Dworcowa 5.JPG, Main elevation File:Dworcowa 5 detail.JPG, Detail of the facade File:Bdg Dworcowa5 1 5-2015.jpg, View of the main
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...


Tenement at 6

ca 1875-1900
Neoclassicism Neoclassicism (also spelled Neo-classicism) was a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassicism was ...
A baker, Wilhelm ßiehl, was the first landlord of the house in 1869, which address was then ''Bahnhoffstraße 96''. He lived there until the start of World War I. The facade displays Neoclassical elements: symmetry, smooth wall, ornamented windows for each floor, small openings at the top of the elevation, topped with a
corbel In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the s ...
table, and a small stone
balcony A balcony (from it, balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor. Types The traditional Maltese balcony is ...
. File:Bdg Dworcowa 6 03-2013.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street


Tenement at 7

ca 1875-1900
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
&
Neoclassicism Neoclassicism (also spelled Neo-classicism) was a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassicism was ...
Gabriel Czalla was the first owner of the house at ''Bahnhoffstraße 4''. The symmetrical facade lost its initial ornaments during the 20th century. However, one can still appreciate the overall disposition, with the slight
avant-corps An ''avant-corps'' ( it, avancorpo or , plural , german: Risalit, pl, ryzalit), a French term literally meaning "fore-body", is a part of a building, such as a porch or pavilion, that juts out from the ''corps de logis'', often taller than othe ...
underlining the axis of the entry gate, flanked by high
pilaster In classical architecture Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes even more specifically, from the ...
s continuing to the first floor. File:Bdg Dworcowa 111 06-2013.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Bdg Dworcowa7 3 5-2015.jpg, Detail of the
avant-corps An ''avant-corps'' ( it, avancorpo or , plural , german: Risalit, pl, ryzalit), a French term literally meaning "fore-body", is a part of a building, such as a porch or pavilion, that juts out from the ''corps de logis'', often taller than othe ...


Tenement at 10

1885-1886
Neoclassicism Neoclassicism (also spelled Neo-classicism) was a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassicism was ...
Initially registered at ''Bahnhoffstraße 95'', the first owner was a merchant, Gustav Wollenberg, who lived at today's Gdańska Street 12 (''Danzigerstraße 164''). The facade has been rebuilt in 1935, the entire building refurbished in 2016. Nice motifs have been brought back to life, such as
cartouches In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oval with a line at one end tangent to it, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. The first examples of the cartouche are associated with pharaohs at the end of the Third Dynasty, but the fea ...
with mustached figures or
ornaments An ornament is something used for decoration. Ornament may also refer to: Decoration *Ornament (art), any purely decorative element in architecture and the decorative arts *Biological ornament, a characteristic of animals that appear to serve on ...
on
corbel In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the s ...
s and
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
s. File:Dworcowa 10 (4).jpg, Main elevation onto Dworcowa Street File:Dworcowa 10 window.jpg, Window decoration File:Dworcowa 10 cartouche.jpg, Detail of a
cartouche In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oval with a line at one end tangent to it, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. The first examples of the cartouche are associated with pharaohs at the end of the Third Dynasty, but the fea ...
File:Dworcowa 10 motifs.jpg,
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Otto Pfefferkorn tenement at 12

1909, by Fritz Weidner
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Otto Pfefferkorn owned a successful furniture factory in
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, which still exists today. He had this tenement designed by Fritz Weidner, which comprised at the time almost 200 rooms. It was also used as one of its many selling points in the city (others were found at today's Gdańska Street, Theatre square, Podolska or Pestalozziego streets). He even opened branches in
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or
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. In 1912, the building was awarded city most beautiful facade! Most of the architectural details of the facade have unfortunately vanished. Be that as it may, one can make out the asymmetry of the elevation, characteristic of Fritz Weidner. He used bow windows unbalanced positions, balconies at different levels and with different shapes to reach his goals. File:Dworcowa 12.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Bdg Dworcowa12 07-2013.jpg, Facade before restoration


Apro building at 13

2011, by Danuta Jarosewski
Modern architecture Modern architecture, or modernist architecture, was an architectural movement or architectural style based upon new and innovative technologies of construction, particularly the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete; the idea that form ...
The building has been realized within the frame of the revitalization of Dworcowa street. In the early 20th century, the plot was the site of a successful printhouse owned by A. Dittmann. File:Dworcowa 13 Dittmann 1906.jpg, Print house Dittmann at Nr.13 ca 1906 File:Bdg Dworcowa13 4 07-2013.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street


Tenement at 14

1899
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The first owner of this house, then at ''Bahnhoffstraße 93'', was Ernst Schmidt, a merchant. He stayed there until World War I. After 1900, it housed the seat of engineering firm ''Weidlich & Berthold".
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
features of the building (arched windows,
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
s, low roof), could almost be called Neo-baroque by the choice of volute shaped motifs for the
wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.08%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4%). It is a semi-fused mass of iron with fibrous slag Inclusion (mineral), inclusions (up to 2% by weight), which give it a ...
balconies, or the roof
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
. File:Bdg Dworcowa14 2 07-2013.jpg, Facade onto Dworcowa Street File:Bdg Dworcowa14 1 07-2013.jpg, Detail of the roof
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
File:Facade dworcowa 14.JPG, Detail of window decoration


Tenement at 15

1877
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Registered at ''Bahnhoffstraße 6'', then 6a at its inception, the building was commissioned by F.M. Schoenfelder, who rented the rooms. In 1910, the edifice housed the ''Bromberg music and opera school'' ( ger, Bromberger musikschule and opernschule), run by Carl Schöne who lived there. The main elevation still awaits better days, however, one can notice characteristic elements of neoclassic architecture: symmetry, triangular pedimented windows, cartouches with rosettes and
corbel In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the s ...
table. In particular, one can appreciate the preserved entrance, with a
wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.08%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4%). It is a semi-fused mass of iron with fibrous slag Inclusion (mineral), inclusions (up to 2% by weight), which give it a ...
grillwork adorned with sunflowers and leaves, as well as the large wood double door topped with a
transom Transom may refer to: * Transom (architecture), a bar of wood or stone across the top of a door or window, or the window above such a bar * Transom (nautical), that part of the stern of a vessel where the two sides of its hull meet * Operation Tran ...
light. The building has been entirely renovated at the beginning of 2019. File:Dworcowa 15.jpg, Refurbished elevation, view from the street File:Dworcowa 15 door.jpg, Entrance
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with grill File:Dworcowa 15 details.jpg, Facade details File:Dworcowa 15 17 Music school 1910 Banhof 6a.jpg, Advertising for Carl Schöne's music school in 1910


Tenement at 16

1875
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
Ferdinand Th. Zorn, a wood manufacturer and merchant, at ''Bahnhoffstraße 92'' was the first owner of the tenement. He kept it until World War I. The style and shape of the facade is clearly echoing the one at Nr.14. However, it displays clearly
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
characteristics. Motifs are neat, each floor has a specific window adornament, the slight
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
stresses the symmetry of the elevation. One can notice the minute ornamentation of this bay-window (niches,
balustrade A baluster is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features. In furniture construction it is known as a spindle. Common materials used in its con ...
, volutes) as well as the
corbel table In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the s ...
at the top. File:Bdg Dworcowa 16 03-2013.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street


Tenement at 17

1896
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
,
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
First owner of the building at ''Bahnhoffstraße 6'' was Wilhelm Schönfelder. In 1888, Hermann Löhnert moved here as landlord: he was the founder and director of a joint-stock company of a factory producing machines for foundries, established in 1868 in
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. The firm still exists today, under the name '' MAKRUM'', located at 11/19 Leśna street. Although lacking maintenance, the facade still boasts architectural details.
Pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
s on first floor windows, but also
bossage Bossage is uncut stone that is laid in place in a building, projecting outward from the building, to later be carved into decorative moldings, capitals, arms, etc. Bossages are also rustic work, consisting of stones which seem to advance beyond ...
s are present. The most interesting decoration is the adornment surrounding middle openings on both floors:
pilaster In classical architecture Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes even more specifically, from the ...
s and garland
ornaments An ornament is something used for decoration. Ornament may also refer to: Decoration *Ornament (art), any purely decorative element in architecture and the decorative arts *Biological ornament, a characteristic of animals that appear to serve on ...
are topped on the upper floor by crown
ornaments An ornament is something used for decoration. Ornament may also refer to: Decoration *Ornament (art), any purely decorative element in architecture and the decorative arts *Biological ornament, a characteristic of animals that appear to serve on ...
. File:Dworcowa 17 (2).JPG, main elevation File:Dworcowa 17.JPG, Windows decoration detail before renovation File:Dworcowa 17 detail.jpg, Detail of the facade after refurbishing File:Factory H Lohnert.jpg, Picture of Herman Löhnert Factory in the 1930s


Tenement at 19 corner with Warmińskiego street

Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list, Nr.601287-Reg.A/968, November 12, 1992 1880, by Albert Rose
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
Friedrish Giese, a brewer at ''Bahnhoffstraße 7a'' was the first owner of the house. Otto Pfefferkorn, a successful entrepreneur in the furniture business, acquired it in 1887, before having his own house built at Nr.12. In 1910, the building became an hotel, ''Reichshof'', run by Carl Müller. In 1922, it changed to ''Goplana'', run by Jan Gawron, then "Boston". From 1932 to 1939, it has been renamed "Gastronomia" with led by H. Katorski. It is now a habitation building, where the Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bydgoszcz moved in 2019 -previously it was located at 49 Śniadeckich street. The building renovated in 2019 a nice decoration on the first floor, with
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
s topping windows and ornamented
cartouche In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oval with a line at one end tangent to it, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. The first examples of the cartouche are associated with pharaohs at the end of the Third Dynasty, but the fea ...
beneath, as well as a row of round openings below the roof. The main feature is the grand two-floor stretched
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
standing on streets corner. File:Dworcowa 19 2.jpg, Elevation on Dworcowa street File:Dworcowa 19 bw.jpg,
Bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
File:Dworcowa 19 German consul.jpg, Honorary German Consulate File:Gate and door access.JPG, Gate and door recess


Tenement at 22

circa 1875
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
The Gottschalck family has owned ''Bahnhoffstraße 89'' building since 1876. In the
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, Hermann Albrecht, a merchant became the owner: at that time he also possessed the tenement at Nr.20 and at 18 Warmińskiego Street. Since 1990 is located here one of the first pizzeria in Bydgoszcz (''Pizzeria Ambar''). The main elevation shows nice architectural details: a large
wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.08%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4%). It is a semi-fused mass of iron with fibrous slag Inclusion (mineral), inclusions (up to 2% by weight), which give it a ...
balcony A balcony (from it, balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor. Types The traditional Maltese balcony is ...
overlooking a delicate
wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.08%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4%). It is a semi-fused mass of iron with fibrous slag Inclusion (mineral), inclusions (up to 2% by weight), which give it a ...
entry gate,
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
s on first floor windows,
corbel In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the s ...
s on the second floor and
arch An arch is a vertical curved structure that spans an elevated space and may or may not support the weight above it, or in case of a horizontal arch like an arch dam, the hydrostatic pressure against it. Arches may be synonymous with vaul ...
topped windows in the middle of the facade. File:Bdg Dworcowa 22 03-2013.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Gate and balcony Dw 22.JPG, Detail of the gate and
balcony A balcony (from it, balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor. Types The traditional Maltese balcony is ...


Tenement at 23

1876
Neoclassical architecture Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...
The first registered owner of ''Bahnhoffstraße 9'' is Emil Albrecht, running a
blacksmith A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from #Other metals, other metals, by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf. tinsmith). Blacksmiths produce objects such ...
workshop producing wagons. The facade on the street displays a lean and balanced elevation, renovated in the late 2010s. File:Dworcowa 23.jpg, Facade at 23 Dworcowa Street


Tenement at 18 Warmińskiego street corner with Dworcowa Street

1905, by Carl Rose
Art Nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...
First mention of the building at then ''Bahnhoffstraße 88'' occurred in 1872: Hermann Burow, a backer, was the owner. In 1890, August Hoffmann set up there a butcher shop (german: Fleischerei und Wurst-Fabrik). During the
interwar period In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days), the end of the World War I, First World War to the beginning of the World War II, Second World War. The in ...
, it has been the local seat of the National Bank of Poland. It is now the seat of Bydgoszcz Tax Office . The building recently renovated is a nice showcase of
Art Nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...
architecture in
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: round shapes (
dormer A dormer is a roofed structure, often containing a window, that projects vertically beyond the plane of a pitched roof. A dormer window (also called ''dormer'') is a form of roof window. Dormers are commonly used to increase the usable space ...
s,
gate A gate or gateway is a point of entry to or from a space enclosed by walls. The word derived from old Norse "gat" meaning road or path; But other terms include ''yett and port''. The concept originally referred to the gap or hole in the wall ...
,
window A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof, or vehicle that allows the exchange of light and may also allow the passage of sound and sometimes air. Modern windows are usually glazed or covered in some other transparent or translucent materia ...
s), vegetal motifs on the elevation, the
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
s and asymmetry of both facades. File:Bdg Dworcowa-Warminsk18 2 07-2013.jpg, Facades view from street crossing File:Warmińskiego 18 róg Dworcowej 2008.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Bdg Dworcowa-Warminsk18 1 07-2013.jpg, Detail of corner facade File:Dr Emile Warminski 18.JPG, Detail of the gate


Tenement at 27

circa 1875
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
Carl Wilhelm Feyertag, a merchant, was the first owner of this house then at ''Bahnhoffstraße 11''. His widow lived there until the 1910s. Feyertag widow owned also a tenement at 19 Piastkowski Square. Facade style is inspired by
Neoclassical architecture Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...
, similar to the neighbouring at Nr.29.
Pilaster In classical architecture Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes even more specifically, from the ...
s underline the symmetry of the elevation, with the
balcony A balcony (from it, balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor. Types The traditional Maltese balcony is ...
in the center. File:Bdg Dworcowa 102 06-2013.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Gate and access to backyard.JPG,
Wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.08%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4%). It is a semi-fused mass of iron with fibrous slag Inclusion (mineral), inclusions (up to 2% by weight), which give it a ...
Gate


Tenement at 29

ca 1850-1875
Neoclassicism Neoclassicism (also spelled Neo-classicism) was a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassicism was ...
Like at Nr.27, Carl Feyetag was the first registered owner of this building in the 1870s, then at ''Bahnhoffstraße 12''. However, he never lived there. In the late 1850s, the architect Anton Hoffmann rented there with his family. The facade displays typical Neoclassical style: symmetry,
bossage Bossage is uncut stone that is laid in place in a building, projecting outward from the building, to later be carved into decorative moldings, capitals, arms, etc. Bossages are also rustic work, consisting of stones which seem to advance beyond ...
wall on the bottom and a
corbel In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the s ...
table on the top. It has been renovated in 2017. File:Dworcowa 29 2017.jpg, Main frontage


Tenement at 31

1881, by H. Jenisch & Scheithauer French and North European
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At its inception, the tenement belonged to Franz Marr, a beer dealer, then in 1910 it was the property of Hermann Briebe, a furniture dealer. The house differs from its neighbours by its height (one additional floor), and by its architecture with more
ornament An ornament is something used for decoration. Ornament may also refer to: Decoration * Ornament (art), any purely decorative element in architecture and the decorative arts * Biological ornament, a characteristic of animals that appear to serve ...
s (
pilaster In classical architecture Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes even more specifically, from the ...
s,
corbel In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the s ...
s) and its motifs ( garlands, frieze). File:Bdg Dworcowa31 07-2013.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Dworcowa 31 detail.jpg, Adorned window File:Bdg Dworcowa31 1 5-2015.jpg, Detail of the frieze and table corbel


Antonie Bomrente Tenement at 33

1891, by Fritz Weidner
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
Antonie Bomrente, a cooper, was the first owner of the actual building until World War I. It was then located at ''Bahnhoffstraße 14'': the facade still bears this initial numbering. Many architectural details are still present on the building: above the gate, dividers, symbol of architecture, are set above a small barrel, recalling the profession of the first landlord. Two slight
avant-corps An ''avant-corps'' ( it, avancorpo or , plural , german: Risalit, pl, ryzalit), a French term literally meaning "fore-body", is a part of a building, such as a porch or pavilion, that juts out from the ''corps de logis'', often taller than othe ...
balanced each side of the edifice. On the first floor, the middle part is enhanced by flanking
pilaster In classical architecture Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes even more specifically, from the ...
s with rosettes topped by a
balustrade A baluster is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features. In furniture construction it is known as a spindle. Common materials used in its con ...
. Corbel tables crowns the facade, the ensemble is overlooked by a series of gable wall dormer. File:Dworcowa 33 facade.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Bdg Dworcowa33 3 07-2013.jpg,
Balustrade A baluster is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features. In furniture construction it is known as a spindle. Common materials used in its con ...
and
pilaster In classical architecture Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes even more specifically, from the ...
s File:Bdg Dworcowa33 1 07-2013.jpg, Entry porch, ''Nr.14'' is the old Prussian street numeration File:N33 detail.jpg, Detail of the portal, with dividers and barrel symbols.


Tenement at 35

1875-1900
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
First reference of ''Bahnhoffstraße 15'' is made around 1870, with Louis Gosdynski, a rentier, as owner. In 1900, building's property moved to Wilhelhm Zweiniger, a furrier. The facade on Dworcowa street shed light on the fact that initially the tenement has been designed as two different houses, Nr.15 & 15a. There is clearly a divide between the left part bending on
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
style (symmetry, naked walls, flat roof) and the right one inclining on eclecticist diversity ( balconies,
bossage Bossage is uncut stone that is laid in place in a building, projecting outward from the building, to later be carved into decorative moldings, capitals, arms, etc. Bossages are also rustic work, consisting of stones which seem to advance beyond ...
wall,
cartouche In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oval with a line at one end tangent to it, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. The first examples of the cartouche are associated with pharaohs at the end of the Third Dynasty, but the fea ...
decoration,
mansard roof A mansard or mansard roof (also called a French roof or curb roof) is a four-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides, with the lower slope, punctured by dormer windows, at a steeper angle than the upper. The ...
). File:Bdg Dworcowa35 04-2014.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Bdg Dworcowa35 2 04-2014.jpg, Detail of a
balcony A balcony (from it, balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor. Types The traditional Maltese balcony is ...
File:Bdg Dworcowa35 2 5-2015.jpg, Two facades- two different styles


Aleksander Theil Tenement at 39, corner with Marcinkowskiego street

1890, by Józef Święcicki
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
The house at then ''Bahnhoffstraße 17'' was commissioned by Alexander Theil, a rentier living at Gammstraße 14. The building housed on the ground floor three shops, each with a small apartment in the back and the upper floors accommodated two four-room apartments. The corner house is remarkable by the ornamental painting between the windows of the first floor of the elevation on Dworcowa street. The edifice is massive, but the richness of its
ornaments An ornament is something used for decoration. Ornament may also refer to: Decoration *Ornament (art), any purely decorative element in architecture and the decorative arts *Biological ornament, a characteristic of animals that appear to serve on ...
and motifs help it having a certain lightness. File:Bdg Dworcowa39-Marcink 3 07-2013.jpg, View of the tenement from the street File:Bdg Dworcowa39 2 5-2015.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Dworcowa39 painting.jpg, Detail of the painting on 1st florr File:Bdg Dworcowa39 4 5-2015.jpg, Detail of a
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
File:Bdg Dworcowa39 5 5-2015.jpg, Detail of
corbel In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the s ...
s


Schultz Tenement at 40

1890
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
This building, then at ''Bahnhoffstraße 78'', has been commissioned by the Schultz family, saddler masters. At the end of the 19th century a widow, Pauline Schultz, lived there, but her relatives owned the edifice until the outbreak of the
second world war World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. The house has been refurbished down to minute details in early 2018 One can admire the quality of the motifs:
pilaster In classical architecture Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes even more specifically, from the ...
s, rosettes,
bossage Bossage is uncut stone that is laid in place in a building, projecting outward from the building, to later be carved into decorative moldings, capitals, arms, etc. Bossages are also rustic work, consisting of stones which seem to advance beyond ...
on facade edges,
balustrade A baluster is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features. In furniture construction it is known as a spindle. Common materials used in its con ...
s, table corbel on top and a finely crafted
winged helmet A winged helmet is a helmet decorated with wings, usually on both sides. Ancient depictions of the god Hermes, Mercury and of Roma depict them wearing winged helmets, and in the 19th century the winged helmet became widely used to depict the Cel ...
head of Hermes inside the pediment overlooking the main door. File:Dworcowa 40 main.jpg, Renovated facade on Dworcowa Street File:Dworcowa 40 door.jpg,
Portal Portal often refers to: * Portal (architecture), an opening in a wall of a building, gate or fortification, or the extremities (ends) of a tunnel Portal may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Gaming * ''Portal'' (series), two video games ...
File:Dworcowa 40 head.jpg, Adorned
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
File:Dworcowa 40 2 New1.jpg, Detail of window decoration File:Dworcowa 40 corbel.jpg, Corbel table


Tenement at 41, corner with Marcinkowskiego street

1904, by Erich Lindenburger
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
Franz Muhme, a mason, was the first owner of the actual building then at ''Bahnhoffstraße 18'': he was mainly renting rooms. In the 1910s, the house was divided into five properties, which landlords were: Mr. Meyer and Mr Giefe, rentiers not living in
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, Hermann Lemke, a baker who had his shop there, Jahnke Jr., an engineer and Wilhelm Tornow, a mechanic. Facades, renovated in 2015, have Neo-Baroque and early
Modernism Modernism is both a philosophy, philosophical and arts movement that arose from broad transformations in Western world, Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement reflected a desire for the creation of new fo ...
elements. The architect varied the effects to render the asymmetry:
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
, corner
terrace Terrace may refer to: Landforms and construction * Fluvial terrace, a natural, flat surface that borders and lies above the floodplain of a stream or river * Terrace, a street suffix * Terrace, the portion of a lot between the public sidewalk a ...
and balconies,
cartouche In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oval with a line at one end tangent to it, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. The first examples of the cartouche are associated with pharaohs at the end of the Third Dynasty, but the fea ...
s, eyelid dormer on the corner but a row of shed
dormer A dormer is a roofed structure, often containing a window, that projects vertically beyond the plane of a pitched roof. A dormer window (also called ''dormer'') is a form of roof window. Dormers are commonly used to increase the usable space ...
s on the roof giving onto Dworcowa Street. The house lost one of its
corner tower Corner may refer to: People *Corner (surname) *House of Cornaro, a noble Venetian family (''Corner'' in Venetian dialect) Places *Corner, Alabama, a community in the United States *Corner Inlet, Victoria, Australia *Corner River, a tributary of ...
during a fire. File:1930 dworcowa 41.jpg, View ca 1930 File:Dworcowa 41 (4).JPG, Facades on Dworcowa and Marcinkowski Street File:Dworcowa 41 (1).JPG, Detail of the
corner tower Corner may refer to: People *Corner (surname) *House of Cornaro, a noble Venetian family (''Corner'' in Venetian dialect) Places *Corner, Alabama, a community in the United States *Corner Inlet, Victoria, Australia *Corner River, a tributary of ...
File:Dworcowa 41 gate.JPG, Main gate File:Dworcowa 41 elevation.JPG, Elevation on Dworcowa street


Willy Grawunder Tenement at 45

1906, by Erich Lindenburger
Secession Secession is the withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity, but also from any organization, union or military alliance. Some of the most famous and significant secessions have been: the former Soviet republics le ...
The house, then at ''Bahnhoffstraße 19'', has been commissioned by Willy Grawunder, a merchant running a hardware store/perfumery in the premises. At the end of the 1920s, Willy Jahr, successful owner of a bicycle factory at Nakielska street 89, opened there a selling point for his production. Facade compositions include loggias and balconies highlighted with wavy ornamented
pilaster In classical architecture Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes even more specifically, from the ...
s. The
portal Portal often refers to: * Portal (architecture), an opening in a wall of a building, gate or fortification, or the extremities (ends) of a tunnel Portal may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Gaming * ''Portal'' (series), two video games ...
is also adorned with a wavy oval, similar to
Art Nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...
townhouses in
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. Eric Lindenburger used similar motifs for house at Nr.417 and at 3 Adam Mickiewicz. File:Bdg Dworcowa45 3 07-2013.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Bdg Dworcowa 083 06-2013.jpg, Detail of a masque File:Bdg Dworcowa 085 06-2013.jpg,
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motifs


Bruno Grawunder Tenement at 47

1905, by Erich Lindenburger
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
, Munich Secession elements Bruno Grawunder, a jeweler, supposedly a relative of Wilhelm at Nr.45, had this house built at then ''Bahnhoffstraße 20''. The compositions on elevation include bow windows topped by balconies, loggias plus especially highlighted
cartouche In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oval with a line at one end tangent to it, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. The first examples of the cartouche are associated with pharaohs at the end of the Third Dynasty, but the fea ...
s and a grand frieze elements deployed like square boards on top of the facade. Interiors materials are partly original
woodwork Woodworking is the skill of making items from wood, and includes cabinet making (cabinetry and furniture), wood carving, joinery, carpentry, and woodturning. History Along with stone, clay and animal parts, wood was one of the first materials ...
and
stained glass Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although tradition ...
. File:Bdg Dworcowa47 2 07-2013.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Bdg Dworcowa47 3 5-2015.jpg, Frieze elements File:Bdg Dworcowa noc 5 07-2013.jpg, By night


Tenement at 48, corner with Sienkiewicza street

1875-1900
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
''Bahnhoffstraße 74'' has been built in the early 1880s by Rob. Tuchscker, a pharmacist. He opened there his pharmacy, ''Kronen Apotheke'', one of the few in the city at the time. A new pharmacist, Emil Affeldt, took over the firm at the same place from 1900 until the end of the 1920s. Beautifully restored in 2018, the corner tenement displays two symmetric facades with a neo-classic style and a wrought iron
balcony A balcony (from it, balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor. Types The traditional Maltese balcony is ...
on its corner. File:Dworcowa 48.jpg, Renovated facade on Dworcowa and Sienkiewicza Streets


Tenement at 49

1908
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Friedrich Heller, the first owner, was running a wine and spirit shop there (''Bahnhoffstraße 21''). After WW I, Wilhelm Tornow had been running a growing bike factory there, renamed "Tornedo" in 1924. The main elevation is remarkable for its
wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.08%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4%). It is a semi-fused mass of iron with fibrous slag Inclusion (mineral), inclusions (up to 2% by weight), which give it a ...
balconies, and also for the ornamented
cartouches In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oval with a line at one end tangent to it, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. The first examples of the cartouche are associated with pharaohs at the end of the Third Dynasty, but the fea ...
on
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
s and facade.
Ornaments An ornament is something used for decoration. Ornament may also refer to: Decoration *Ornament (art), any purely decorative element in architecture and the decorative arts *Biological ornament, a characteristic of animals that appear to serve on ...
include figures of woman, stylized lion, garlands and other vegetal motifs specific to
Art Nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...
. File:Bdg Dworcowa49 2 07-2013.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Dworcowa 49 detail.jpg,
Bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
detail File:Dworcowa 49 door.jpg, Main entrance door File:Bdg Dworcowa49 7 07-2013.jpg, Motif detail


Tenement at 50, corner with Sienkiewicza Street

1895
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
Christian Theodore Hinß has been running there a coach workshop (german: Wagenfabrikant) since 1880. His relative Carl was landlord until 1917. Facades display a northern
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
style with elaborate
ornament An ornament is something used for decoration. Ornament may also refer to: Decoration * Ornament (art), any purely decorative element in architecture and the decorative arts * Biological ornament, a characteristic of animals that appear to serve ...
and
scrollwork The scroll in art is an element of ornament and graphic design featuring spirals and rolling incomplete circle motifs, some of which resemble the edge-on view of a book or document in scroll form, though many types are plant-scrolls, which l ...
(on
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
s,
cartouche In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oval with a line at one end tangent to it, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. The first examples of the cartouche are associated with pharaohs at the end of the Third Dynasty, but the fea ...
s), balustrades,
pinnacle A pinnacle is an architectural element originally forming the cap or crown of a buttress or small turret, but afterwards used on parapets at the corners of towers and in many other situations. The pinnacle looks like a small spire. It was mainly ...
s, together with stone blocks imitation,
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
s and a
mansard roof A mansard or mansard roof (also called a French roof or curb roof) is a four-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides, with the lower slope, punctured by dormer windows, at a steeper angle than the upper. The ...
. File:Dworcowa 50 1900.jpg, 1900 postcard view File:Bdg Dworcowa50 2 5-2015.jpg, Facades on Dworcowa and Sienkiewicz Streets File:Bdg Dworcowa50 Sienkiewicza 2 01-2014.jpg, Facade on H. Sienkiewicz Street File:Bdg Dworcowa50 Sienkiewicza 1 01-2014.jpg, Gable
dormer A dormer is a roofed structure, often containing a window, that projects vertically beyond the plane of a pitched roof. A dormer window (also called ''dormer'') is a form of roof window. Dormers are commonly used to increase the usable space ...
File:Bdg Dworcowa50 Sienkiewicza 7 01-2014.jpg, Corner
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
File:Bdg Dworcowa50 Sienkiewicza 8 01-2014.jpg, Windows decoration File:Dworcowa 50 rog Sienkiewicz detail.jpg, Lion face
cartouche In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oval with a line at one end tangent to it, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. The first examples of the cartouche are associated with pharaohs at the end of the Third Dynasty, but the fea ...


Ludwig Schultz Tenement at 54

1893–1894, by Józef Święcicki North European
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, forms of Neo-Gothic The house at then ''Bahnhoffstraße 72'' was part of an extensive property, between Dworcowa and Lipowa street which belonged to Ludwig Schultz, co-founder of shipping company ''Schultz und Winnemer''. The firm survived until World War I. During the
interwar In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days), the end of the First World War to the beginning of the Second World War. The interwar period was relativel ...
, the building housed a shelter for poors, run by Hermann Dietz. It is an exceptional house with a very narrow body, a side wing with entrance on it. Most interesting are the arrangement of loggias,
pinnacle A pinnacle is an architectural element originally forming the cap or crown of a buttress or small turret, but afterwards used on parapets at the corners of towers and in many other situations. The pinnacle looks like a small spire. It was mainly ...
s, narrow and tall
window A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof, or vehicle that allows the exchange of light and may also allow the passage of sound and sometimes air. Modern windows are usually glazed or covered in some other transparent or translucent materia ...
s with small gargoyles to drain the water. File:Bdg Dworcowa 54 03-2013.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Bdg Dworcowa54 2 01-2014.jpg,
Pinnacle A pinnacle is an architectural element originally forming the cap or crown of a buttress or small turret, but afterwards used on parapets at the corners of towers and in many other situations. The pinnacle looks like a small spire. It was mainly ...
detail


Tenement at 55/57

1902-1903 German
Historicism Historicism is an approach to explaining the existence of phenomena, especially social and cultural practices (including ideas and beliefs), by studying their history, that is, by studying the process by which they came about. The term is widely u ...
Plots situated between ''Bahnhoffstraße 22'' and ''Bahnhoffstraße 28'' (from today 's Dworcowa Nr.51 to 61) were property of the Prussian Railway Direction (german: Preußische Ostbahn) which had tenements erected to house officials, personnel and administration. The building at Nr.55/57 was one of them, realized in the beginning of the 20th century. The massive building shows balanced facade with two grand
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
s, several balconies and a large
terrace Terrace may refer to: Landforms and construction * Fluvial terrace, a natural, flat surface that borders and lies above the floodplain of a stream or river * Terrace, a street suffix * Terrace, the portion of a lot between the public sidewalk a ...
running between the
gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesth ...
, beneath
dormer A dormer is a roofed structure, often containing a window, that projects vertically beyond the plane of a pitched roof. A dormer window (also called ''dormer'') is a form of roof window. Dormers are commonly used to increase the usable space ...
s. Worth underlining are the two gates adorned with a typical
Art Nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...
female figure (Nr.55) and with vegetal curly
scrollwork The scroll in art is an element of ornament and graphic design featuring spirals and rolling incomplete circle motifs, some of which resemble the edge-on view of a book or document in scroll form, though many types are plant-scrolls, which l ...
(Nr.57). File:Bdg Dworcowa57 1 07-2013.jpg, View of Nr.55 (front) and 57 (back) File:Gate Dw55.JPG, Portal
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55 File:55 Dworcowa.jpg, Facade at 55 File:Dworcowa 57 transom.jpg, Transom light at 57 File:Dworcowa 57 elevation.jpg, Main elevation at 57


Theodore Flöther Tenement at 56

1903-1904
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At its inception, landlord of actual tenement (then at ''Bahnhoffstraße 71'') was Theodore Flöther, who was the founder of a firm producing agricultural machines in
Jasień, Lubusz Voivodeship Jasień (german: Gassen) is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Żary County. It has 4,309 inhabitants (2019). History During World War II Jasień was the location of the Nazi German slave labour camp ''AL Gassen'', one of nearly one hu ...
. Both the actual building and the neighbouring one (Nr.58, non existent today) have been used to showcase the production of the factory until end of World War I. In the 1930s, the building housed a coffee shop roasting and grinding coffee, run by W.J. Luczkowski The ground floor of the edifice still got the large curved glass openings designed for exhibiting machines. First floor windows are framed with delicate
ornamentation An ornament is something used for decoration. Ornament may also refer to: Decoration *Ornament (art), any purely decorative element in architecture and the decorative arts *Biological ornament, a characteristic of animals that appear to serve on ...
and
scrollwork The scroll in art is an element of ornament and graphic design featuring spirals and rolling incomplete circle motifs, some of which resemble the edge-on view of a book or document in scroll form, though many types are plant-scrolls, which l ...
, especially the larger one on the right, with its early
Art Nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...
tympanon motifs inside the triangular
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
. File:Bdg Dworcowa 56 03-2013.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Bdg Dworcowa56 1 01-2014.jpg, Window detail


Tenement at 61

1873–1874, by Gustaw Weihe
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Gustaw Weihe, the architect selected for this building, will later be the main designer of ''Hotel Ratuszowy'' in Długa street in 1881. The house was first possessed by the Wulf brothers (Adolf & Theodor), factory managers: the also had the adjoining house where the tramway line runs today to the bridge over the Brda. Later, in the 1880s, all plots situated between ''Bahnhoffstraße 22'' and ''Bahnhoffstraße 28'' (from today 's Dworcowa Nr.51 to 63) were bought by the Prussian Railway Direction (german: Preußische Ostbahn) to house officials, personnel and administration. The main elevation is influenced by Italian Cinquecento, with its
pilaster In classical architecture Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes even more specifically, from the ...
ed windows and the triangular
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
s. Refurbished in 2018, one can now make out fine details, such as scrollworks, a row of lion's heads crowning the elevation and a nice stretch of rosettes spanning like a frieze. File:Dworcowa 61 frontage.jpg, Main elevation on Dworcowa Street File:Dworcowa 61 frieze.jpg, Detail of the upper floors, with lion's head and rosettes File:Dworcowa 61 details.jpg, Scrollworks detail File:Dworcowa 61 door.jpg, Entrance door


Tenement at 62

1860s
Neoclassical architecture Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...
The tenement, then at ''Bahnhoffstraße 68'', had for first landlord Julius Bebersdorf, living at the abutting house (today's 64). Restored in 2019, the facade displays a symmetric facade with a neo-classic style. File:Dworcowa 62.jpg, Renovated facade on the street


Prussian Eastern Railway Headquarters, at 63

Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list, Nr.601288-Reg.A/748, December 10, 1971 1886-1889, by
Martin Gropius Martin Carl Philipp Gropius (11 August 1824, Berlin – 13 December 1880) was a German architect.Wirth, Irmgard (1966).Gropius, Martin Carl Philipp. In: ''Neue Deutsche Biographie''. Band 7. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. . p. 132-133 retriev ...
, Heino Schmieden Dutch
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Seat of
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(1889-1895), then regional directorate (1895-1920), Pomeranian rail agency and the Central Bureau of Foreign Settlements (1922-1939), and seat of
French-Polish Rail Association French-Polish Rail Association (Polish: ''Francusko-Polskie Towarzystwo Kolejowe'', ''FPTK'', French: ''Compagnie Franco-Polonaise de Chemins de Fer'', ''CFPCF'') was a Joint-stock company, established in 1931 to complete construction and then usage ...
(1937-1939). File:Bydgoszcz, gmach Dyrekcji Kolei, 1886-1889 j.JPG, View from Dworcowa street File:Bdg Dyrekcja Kolei panorama.jpg, Former Prussian Railways Company building


State Archives building at 65

1871
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The first owners of the building at ''Bahnhoffstraße 29'' were the Wulf brothers (Adolf & Theodor). They set up in 1865 a shipyard and a steel structure factory; this building housed their offices and their residential house. After the liquidation of their company in 1876, the building has housed in 1886 the General Commission (german: general kommissionsgebäude) conducting land reform in East and
West Prussia The Province of West Prussia (german: Provinz Westpreußen; csb, Zôpadné Prësë; pl, Prusy Zachodnie) was a province of Prussia from 1773 to 1829 and 1878 to 1920. West Prussia was established as a province of the Kingdom of Prussia in 177 ...
as well as in the
Grand Duchy of Poznań The Grand Duchy of Posen (german: Großherzogtum Posen; pl, Wielkie Księstwo Poznańskie) was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, created from territories annexed by Prussia after the Partitions of Poland, and formally established following th ...
. Since 1906 it operates as an archive building. At the back of the plot, one can still spot the old brick factory buildings from the Wulf brothers' period. File:Dworcowa 65 Archiwum Państwowe 2008.jpg, View from Dworcowa street File:Bdg ArchM pnr 05-2013.jpg, Side view File:Dworcowa 65 balcony.jpg,
Balcony A balcony (from it, balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor. Types The traditional Maltese balcony is ...
details File:Dworcowa 65 windows.jpg, Windows adornement File:Dworcowa 65 backyard (2).jpg, Old brick factory buildings


Tenement at 66

1886, by A. Hardt Italian
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
Eduard Greuer, a locksmith was the first landlord of this tenement located at then ''Bahnhoffstraße 66''. In the 1910s the new landlord, Joseph Zawitaj, had his metal moulding workshop there. The facade displays a typical
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
style, with Italian forms: triangular and curved
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
s,
cartouche In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oval with a line at one end tangent to it, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. The first examples of the cartouche are associated with pharaohs at the end of the Third Dynasty, but the fea ...
s beneath first floor windows, a minute
avant-corps An ''avant-corps'' ( it, avancorpo or , plural , german: Risalit, pl, ryzalit), a French term literally meaning "fore-body", is a part of a building, such as a porch or pavilion, that juts out from the ''corps de logis'', often taller than othe ...
and a
wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.08%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4%). It is a semi-fused mass of iron with fibrous slag Inclusion (mineral), inclusions (up to 2% by weight), which give it a ...
entry gate. File:Bdg Dworcowa 66 03-2013.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Dworcowa 66 gate.jpg, Wrought iron gate to the building


Erick Hecht tenement at 67

1912–1913, by Otto Walter
Modern architecture Modern architecture, or modernist architecture, was an architectural movement or architectural style based upon new and innovative technologies of construction, particularly the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete; the idea that form ...
Erick Hecht, a bookseller who had his shop on 19 Dantzigerstraße, commissioned Berliner architect Otto Walther to design his house at ''Bahnhoffstraße 30''. Otto Walther, at the time, had just finished realizing the department store '' Jedynak'' at the crossing with Gdańska Street. The main elevation is overwhelmed with bas-reliefs, among which: * A horse rider above the entrance gate; * A fish, symbolizing the owner, since ''Hecht'' means
pike Pike, Pikes or The Pike may refer to: Fish * Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus'' * Ctenoluciidae, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes * ''Esox'', genus of ...
in German; * A 19th-century girl, another with horns, a baby's head, a man with royal attributes; * A figure supposed to be
Lady Godiva Lady Godiva (; died between 1066 and 1086), in Old English , was a late Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who is relatively well documented as the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, and a patron of various churches and monasteries. Today, she is mainly reme ...
. Since 2019, the ensemble is under heavy renovation works, so as to transform it into a luxuous residential building. File:Bdg Dworcowa67 2 07-2013.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Bdg Dworcowa 034 06-2013.jpg, balconies with bas-reliefs File:Bdg Dworcowa 67det c 05-2013.jpg, balconies with bas-reliefs File:Bdg Dworcowa 67det a 05-2013.jpg, Detail of the tympanum File:Bdg Dworcowa 036 06-2013.jpg, Detail of animal figures


Tenement at 68

1893–1894, by Karl Bergner
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
&
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
The initial owner of the house at then ''Bahnhoffstraße 65'' was Karl Schultz, a metal craftsman. The building echoes almost perfectly its neighbour at Nr.66. Same
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
features, identical size and similar architectural motifs. File:Dworcowa 68 (1).JPG, View from Dworcowa Street File:Dworcowa 68.JPG, Facade detail File:Facade detail Dw68.JPG, Detail of windows decoration


Hermann Dyck Tenement at 71, corner with Krolowa Jadwiga Street

1895–1896
Modern architecture Modern architecture, or modernist architecture, was an architectural movement or architectural style based upon new and innovative technologies of construction, particularly the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete; the idea that form ...
Hermann Dyck, a merchant selling steam sawmills, had the house at ''Bahnhoffstraße 31'' erected by Fritz Weidner. Rebuilt entirely in 1956, the facade lost its original Neo-Baroque features. File:Dworcowa 71 1900s.jpg, The building in the early 20th century File:Bdg Dworcowa 021 06-2013.jpg, Corner on Dworcowa and Krolowej Jadwigi Street


Herold tenement, at 73

1911–1912, by Otto Müller Neo-Baroque Fritz Herold, a rentier, had this building located at ''Bahnhoffstraße 31a'' constructed by Otto Müller. He moved there in 1898. Unfortunately, the tenement burned down in 1945. The architect Fritz Weidner has lived there with his family until 1937. Urban-type building, the facade displays
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
s and bow windows with an inclination to
Art Nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...
: round
gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesth ...
top, vegetal motifs, curved
cartouche In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oval with a line at one end tangent to it, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. The first examples of the cartouche are associated with pharaohs at the end of the Third Dynasty, but the fea ...
s and an adorned gate. File:Bdg Dworcowa73 1 07-2013.jpg, Facade onto Dworcowa Street File:Bdg Dworcowa73 3 5-2015.jpg,
Balcony A balcony (from it, balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor. Types The traditional Maltese balcony is ...
topping the
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
File:Bdg Dworcowa73 4 5-2015.jpg, motifs detail File:Bdg Dworcowa73 1 5-2015.jpg, motifs detail File:Bdg Dworcowa73 6 5-2015.jpg, motifs detail


Ernst Baudelow tenement, at 74 - corner with

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street

1895
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Ernst Baudelow, a merchant, ordered the construction of this building at the end of the 19th century. Between 1908 and 1925, the tenement, then at ''Bahnhoffstraße 62'' was an hotel, ''Hotel Darheim''. The edifice is typical of
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
, as one can encounter in downtown
Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more ...
. The elevation on Dworcowa is characterised by heavy
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
s and large
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balconies supported by
corbel In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the s ...
s. On Matejko street, the facade is less adorned. File:Bdg Dworcowa 74 03-2013.jpg, Corner house on Dworcowa and Matejki streets File:Dworcowa 74.jpg, Facade onto Dworcowa File:Bdg Dworcowa74-Matejki 1 01-2014.jpg, balconies on Dworcowa street


Tenement at 75

1911–1912, by Otto Müller Neo-Baroque Richard Hoppe, a preacher, was the first owner of this tenement at then ''Bahnhoffstraße 31b''.
Andrzej Szwalbe Andrzej Jan Szwalbe (1923-2002) was a Polish lawyer, social and cultural activist and manager of the musical life in Bydgoszcz. He was the originator and creator of numerous artistic projects outside the region. In 1993, he has been designated ...
, the first director of
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from 1953 to 1991, lived there. A
commemorative plaque A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, or in other places referred to as a historical marker, historic marker, or historic plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other ...
was unveiled on June 30, 2003. Few elements survived time, especially the architectural details. Only the decoration of the gate still displays vegetal forms crowned by a
coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ...
containing a
lamb of God Lamb of God ( el, Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Amnòs toû Theoû; la, Agnus Dei, ) is a title for Jesus that appears in the Gospel of John. It appears at John 1:29, where John the Baptist sees Jesus and exclaims, "Behold the Lamb of God wh ...
. The rest of the facade is balanced by two
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
s flanked by loggias, with balconies in the middle of the lot. File:75 Dworcowa 2022.jpg, Renovated facade in 2022 File:Dworcowa 75 gable.jpg, View of the
gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesth ...
File:Dworcowa 75 gate.jpg, Main gate File:Bydgoszcz-plaque-Andrzej-Szwalbe.jpg, Memorial plaque for Andrzej Szwalbe


Tenement at 76

1860
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
& Neo-Baroque elements Joseph Schreiber, a miller, was the first owner of ''Bahnhoffstraße 61''. Particularly noticeable elements are: * A highly decorated gate frame, flanked by
column A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a compression member. ...
s and crowned by a
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
; * A grand
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
, sheltering a loggia, supported by heavy
corbel In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the s ...
s, surrounded by
column A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a compression member. ...
s and topped by a small terrace (building). File:Dworcowa 76.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Dworcowa 76 detail.jpg, Detail of the adorned gate


Albin Cohnfeld tenement, at 77

1876, by Karl Bergner
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
, elements of Neo-baroque The Cohnfeld family, Gustav, Albin then their heirs, owned the plot at ''Bahnhoffstraße 32'' even before the erection of the present edifice, and kept it until the mid-1910s. The facade, newly refurbished in 2020, has a rich
Eclectic Eclectic may refer to: Music * ''Eclectic'' (Eric Johnson and Mike Stern album), 2014 * ''Eclectic'' (Big Country album), 1996 * Eclectic Method, name of an audio-visual remix act * Eclecticism in music, the conscious use of styles alien to th ...
ornamentation. One can quote, among others, a highly adorned
wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.08%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4%). It is a semi-fused mass of iron with fibrous slag Inclusion (mineral), inclusions (up to 2% by weight), which give it a ...
balcony A balcony (from it, balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor. Types The traditional Maltese balcony is ...
and
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
ensemble with sculpted atlants, elaborated
ornaments An ornament is something used for decoration. Ornament may also refer to: Decoration *Ornament (art), any purely decorative element in architecture and the decorative arts *Biological ornament, a characteristic of animals that appear to serve on ...
, and a
cartouche In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oval with a line at one end tangent to it, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. The first examples of the cartouche are associated with pharaohs at the end of the Third Dynasty, but the fea ...
containing the initials ''CA'' for Albin Cohnfeld, commissioner of the building. The entire facade, topped by a table corbel, possess on second and third floors a very rich decoration, with delicate flower and vegetal motifs, in
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
s or around the openings. Above the
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
stands an
onion dome An onion dome is a dome whose shape resembles an onion. Such domes are often larger in diameter than the tholobate upon which they sit, and their height usually exceeds their width. These bulbous structures taper smoothly to a point. It is a ty ...
steeple. File:Dworcowa 77 facade.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Dworcowa 77 balcony.jpg,
Balcony A balcony (from it, balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor. Types The traditional Maltese balcony is ...
and initials within the
cartouche In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oval with a line at one end tangent to it, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. The first examples of the cartouche are associated with pharaohs at the end of the Third Dynasty, but the fea ...
File:Dworcowa 77 stuccoes.jpg,
Stucco Stucco or render is a construction material made of aggregates, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as a decorative coating for walls and ceilings, exterior walls, and as a sculptural and a ...
ed motifs File:Bdg Dworcowa77 5 5-2015.jpg,
Onion dome An onion dome is a dome whose shape resembles an onion. Such domes are often larger in diameter than the tholobate upon which they sit, and their height usually exceeds their width. These bulbous structures taper smoothly to a point. It is a ty ...
steeple


Hotel Asystenta at 79, corner with Sobieskiego Street

1870, 1971
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
Initially owned by a restaurateur, Gustav Müller, at its erection, the house at ''Bahnhoffstraße 33'' was then bought by Julius Schliep in 1889 to run a hotel ''Schliep's Hotel''. In 1920, new landlord Leon Ciemniak renamed it ''Hotel International'', then ''Hotel Metropol'' (1932), and ''Hotel Asystenta'' ( en, Assistance hotel) in the 1970s, linked to the ''Medical Academy in Bydgoszcz'' (today Collegium Medicum UMK). The refurbishing of the 1970s gave to the facade forms of
Modern architecture Modern architecture, or modernist architecture, was an architectural movement or architectural style based upon new and innovative technologies of construction, particularly the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete; the idea that form ...
. Anyhow, its general shape reveals its old roots (
gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesth ...
s type for instance), in a way similar to one of the old house at 37 Gdańska Street. The building was refurbished in 2021. File:Bdg Hotel Asystenta.jpg, Ronvated facade on Dworcowa Street File:79 Dworcowa 1900.jpg, Schliep's hotel ca 1900 File:Dworcowa 79 Adv 1894.jpg, Schliep's hotel advertising in 1894


Foreign Language Teacher Training College at 80

1891-1892
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
The building at then ''Bahnhoffstraße 59'' has been designed to house the activity of Franz Bengsch, who ran a wood transport company there until the end of World War I. During the
interwar period In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days), the end of the World War I, First World War to the beginning of the World War II, Second World War. The in ...
, the tenement was owned by the Ramme Brothers, who had a workshop in Grunwaldzka street for repairing agricultural machines. Since 1990, the building houses the Foreign Language Teacher Training College or NKJO ( pl, Nauczycielskie Kolegium Języków Obcych w Bydgoszczy), subordinated to universities of
Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...
and
Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
. A plaque has been placed on the facade in honor of railway engineer
Ernest Malinowski Ernest Adam Malinowski (5 January 1818 – 2 March 1899) was a Polish civil engineer best known for constructing the world's highest railway at the time, the Ferrovias Central, in the Peruvian Andes between 1871–1876 .Norman Davies. ''God's ...
(1818-1899), patron of NKJO Spanish section. The facade has reminiscences of
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
elements, with its bare wall and the overall symmetry of the ensemble. File:Bdg Dworcowa 80 03-2013.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Dworcowa 80 gate.jpg, Detail of the gate File:Dworcowa 60 NKJO - tablica.jpg, Plaque to
Ernest Malinowski Ernest Adam Malinowski (5 January 1818 – 2 March 1899) was a Polish civil engineer best known for constructing the world's highest railway at the time, the Ferrovias Central, in the Peruvian Andes between 1871–1876 .Norman Davies. ''God's ...
's memory.


Eltra tower at 81

1964
Modern architecture Modern architecture, or modernist architecture, was an architectural movement or architectural style based upon new and innovative technologies of construction, particularly the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete; the idea that form ...
The tower building was erected to house the seat of the company "Eltra", founded in 1923 in Bydgoszcz. It is one of the oldest firms in the electrotechnical industry in Poland. In 1959, it produced the first Polish
transistor upright=1.4, gate (G), body (B), source (S) and drain (D) terminals. The gate is separated from the body by an insulating layer (pink). A transistor is a semiconductor device used to Electronic amplifier, amplify or electronic switch, switch e ...
radio "Eltra MOT-59". In 2003, it was established as a
joint-stock company A joint-stock company is a business entity in which shares of the company's capital stock, stock can be bought and sold by shareholders. Each shareholder owns company stock in proportion, evidenced by their share (finance), shares (certificates ...
named "Elda-Eltra Elektrotechnika", belonging to the international concern Schneider Electric. The tall tower has been revamped in 2019-2020. File:Eltra tower Dworcowa.jpg, Renovated tower in 2021


Elementary school at 82

1854-1855
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Earliest reference of the building at ''Bahnhoffstraße 58'' can be found in the address book of
Bromberg Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more ...
in 1869, where it is described as "Bahnhoffstraße Public school", german: Schule der Bahnhoffstraße. It is then renamed "State school for boys and for girls" (german: Stätische knaben und mädchen Schule) in 1876. After World War I, the building kept its educational aims as ''Public school for boys Nr.1'' Today, the edifice houses the ''Culture house for Youth Nr.4'' ( pl, Młodzieżowy Dom Kultury nr 4). The house shows early forms of
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
, with references to German
Historicism Historicism is an approach to explaining the existence of phenomena, especially social and cultural practices (including ideas and beliefs), by studying their history, that is, by studying the process by which they came about. The term is widely u ...
in the display of bricks chosen in two different colors. File:Bdg Dworcowa82 02-2014.jpg, View from Dworcowa Street File:1876 dworcowa82.jpg, The school on an 1876 map


Tenement at 84

1899
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
Louis Bollmann, founder in 1898 of a brick factory, was the first owner of the tenement then located at ''Bahnhoffstraße 57'' until the 1910s. The facade is well balanced, with two balconies on each side, with balustrades and
wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.08%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4%). It is a semi-fused mass of iron with fibrous slag Inclusion (mineral), inclusions (up to 2% by weight), which give it a ...
details. A very large
balcony A balcony (from it, balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor. Types The traditional Maltese balcony is ...
stands in the middle of the elevation, topped by a full row of
baluster A baluster is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features. In furniture construction it is known as a spindle. Common materials used in its cons ...
s on the roof. The gate frame is ornamented with
column A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a compression member. ...
s and a
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
where stands a large sculpture of a sitting crowned lion, holding a coat of arms with shields. File:Bdg Dworcowa 84 03-2013.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Bdg Dworcowa84 2 07-2013.jpg, Main elevation detail File:Bdg Dworcowa84 1 07-2013.jpg, Detail of the entry
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...


Hotel Centralny at 85, corner with Unii Lubelskiej street

1875–1876, by Gustaw Weihe
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
F.F.A.H. Brennecke, a railway operation controleur, is the first registered owner of the house at ''Bahnhoffstraße 37''. In 1900, the edifice became the ''Hotel Victoria'' and Hotel "Viktoria" in 1920, run by Jan Draheim. It is still a hotel today, "Hotel Centralny". The architecture of this corner house is typical of the last quarter of the 19th century: a two-storey (plus attic) tenement, with few decoration on the outside, except a frieze running beneath the
gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesth ...
, some shed
dormer A dormer is a roofed structure, often containing a window, that projects vertically beyond the plane of a pitched roof. A dormer window (also called ''dormer'') is a form of roof window. Dormers are commonly used to increase the usable space ...
s, and a nicely adorned
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
on the corner. Quite noticeable is the entry in the corner, flanked by two
column A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a compression member. ...
s. File:Bdg Dworcowa85 hotel Centralny 07-2013.jpg, View from Dworcowa Street File:Bdg hotelCentralny 1 02-2014.jpg, View from Unii Lubelskiej street File:Bdg hotelCentralny 4 02-2014.jpg, Frieze detail File:Bdg hotelCentralny 5 02-2014.jpg, Detail of the corner
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...


Heinrich Kirsch tenement, at 86

1904, by Rudolf Kern
Secession Secession is the withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity, but also from any organization, union or military alliance. Some of the most famous and significant secessions have been: the former Soviet republics le ...
Heinrich Kirsch was the owner of the newly commissioned house to Rudolf Kern at ''Bahnhoffstraße 56''. He lived there until World War I. At the same time, the architect has been building his own house at 1
Adam Mickiewicz Alley Adam Mickiewicz Alley is one of the main streets of downtown district in Bydgoszcz, where several buildings are registered on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List. Location The street links Gdańska Street to Józef Weyssenhoff ...
. The building underwent a thorough renovation in 2020. The main elevation, now refurbished, reveals
Art Nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...
inclinations: curved shapes of the
gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesth ...
, portals and
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emphasize the Secession inspiration of Rudolf Kern. In addition, the facade strikes by its huge
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
, topped by a
balcony A balcony (from it, balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor. Types The traditional Maltese balcony is ...
. File:86 Dworcowa.jpg, Facade at Nr.86 after renovation


Tenement at 87

1864-1870
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
The tenement at then-''Bahnhoffstraße 38'', even though conceived as an habitation house at its inception in 1876, soon turned to house a hotel: ''Heise's Hotel'' in 1876, ''Hoffman's Hotel'' in 1884 then ''Gelhorn's Hotel'' from 1887 to 1939, period from which the actual building dates back to. After
WWII World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, the building was the local seat of the United People's Party ( pl, Zjednoczone Stronnictwo Ludowe, ZSL). On March 16, 1981, it was occupied by farm workers from the trade union "Solidarity" ( pl, Solidarność). The facade reflects
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
elements, with its bared wall and minimal window decoration. One can notice the original
transom Transom may refer to: * Transom (architecture), a bar of wood or stone across the top of a door or window, or the window above such a bar * Transom (nautical), that part of the stern of a vessel where the two sides of its hull meet * Operation Tran ...
above the vehicle entry, on the left of the elevation. File:Dworcowa 87 dawny hotel.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street


Tenement at 88

1899
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
A restaurateur at then ''Bahnhoffstraße 55'', Emil Geste, sold in 1899 the tenement to Clara and Reinhold Rosente, wine and delicatessen merchands, who owned already the adjoining house at Nr.54 (corner with Śniadecki Street). The facade reflects nicely
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
style: symmetry of the ensemble ( balconies disposition, gates locations), specific decoration of openings per level (
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
s with Acanthus or bare). It incorporates somehow Neo-Baroque elements, for instance in the
wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.08%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4%). It is a semi-fused mass of iron with fibrous slag Inclusion (mineral), inclusions (up to 2% by weight), which give it a ...
balustrade of balconies, or the top curved
gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesth ...
. Worth noticeable is the door gate, delicately adorned, as well as the
Hermes Hermes (; grc-gre, Ἑρμῆς) is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology. Hermes is considered the herald of the gods. He is also considered the protector of human heralds, travellers, thieves, merchants, and orato ...
figure overlooking the entry. File:Bdg Dworcowa88 1 07-2013.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Bdg Dworcowa88 2 07-2013.jpg, Gate detail File:Bdg Dworcowa88 3 07-2013.jpg,
Gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesth ...
detail File:Bdg Dworcowa88 2 02-2014.jpg,
Ornamentation An ornament is something used for decoration. Ornament may also refer to: Decoration *Ornament (art), any purely decorative element in architecture and the decorative arts *Biological ornament, a characteristic of animals that appear to serve on ...
detail


Tenement at 89, corner with

Zygmunt August Sigismund II Augustus ( pl, Zygmunt II August, lt, Žygimantas Augustas; 1 August 1520 – 7 July 1572) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548. He was the first rule ...
Street

1870
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
Friedrich Kalau, mail office director, was the first landlord of house at then ''Bahnhoffstraße 39''. The year after, the building became a hotel, ''Hotel du Nord''. Its name changes several times, "Riller's Hotel" in 1875 and "Gelhorn's Hotel" in 1898 run by Anna and Max Scheidling, then by Johannes Bohlmann from the 1910s until World War II. The facade mirrors neighbouring one at Nr.87, but for its larger middle
balustrade A baluster is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features. In furniture construction it is known as a spindle. Common materials used in its con ...
and the position of the entry gate. File:Dworcowa 89 dawny hotel.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Dworcowa 89 gate BW.jpg, Main gate and
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
File:Dworcowa 89 (2).jpg, Old style advertising on building's side


Hotel Brda at 94

1854 & 1972 Functionalism Before the ''Brda hotel'' (1972), several other hotel have been standing there: ''Heise’s Hotel'' (1889), ''Hotel zur Neue Stadt'' (1891) and ''Hotel Nowe Miasto'' (1920-1922). File:Bdg HotelBrda1 02-2014.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street


Tenement at 98

1894
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
The tenement at ''Bahnhoffstraße 50'' was owned by Albin Cohnfeld, a rentier, who lived at 77 Dworcowa Street. He also owned the adjoining house at Nr.100. Between 1894 and 1937, a Post Office (german: ßostamt) has been standing there. The facade has a rich decoration, including: * On the ground floor,
bossage Bossage is uncut stone that is laid in place in a building, projecting outward from the building, to later be carved into decorative moldings, capitals, arms, etc. Bossages are also rustic work, consisting of stones which seem to advance beyond ...
s and mascarons above each window; * On the second floor, a
wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.08%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4%). It is a semi-fused mass of iron with fibrous slag Inclusion (mineral), inclusions (up to 2% by weight), which give it a ...
balcony. On both levels, opening are topped by
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
s. Most remarkable is the delicate
bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...
prolonged by a loggia with
column A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a compression member. ...
s on the second floor, capped by a Tented roof steeple. File:Bdg Dworcowa 98 03-2013.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street File:Bdg Dworcowa96 1 02-2014.jpg, Gate detail File:Bdg Dworcowa98det 07-2013.jpg, Detail of the steeple File:Dworcowa 98 maszkarony.jpg, Facade decoration


Tenement at 100, corner with Sobieskiego street

1870, rebuilt in 1885, by Józef Święcicki and Anton Hoffmann
Eclecticism Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in ...
House at then ''Bahnhoffstraße 49'', together with the one at ''Bahnhoffstraße 50'' (98 Dworcowa), have been owned since the 1870s by Albin Cohnfeld, a rentier, who lived at 77 Dworcowa Street. From 1877 to 1886, the building housed an hotel, ''Hotel St. Petersburg'', run by Louis Jacobowski between 1877 and 1886. From 1913 to 1918, the tenement housed an auxiliary boy school ( ger, Hilfschule ), subsidiary to the "Johannischule" located at 20 Świętojańska street. The eclectic styled facade has lost almost all of its features with time. Few
pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...
s on second floor windows and a
wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.08%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4%). It is a semi-fused mass of iron with fibrous slag Inclusion (mineral), inclusions (up to 2% by weight), which give it a ...
entry
grille Grill or grille may refer to: Food * Barbecue grill, a device or surface used for cooking food, usually fuelled by gas or charcoal, or the part of a cooker that performs this function * Flattop grill, a cooking device often used in restaurants ...
are left. File:Bdg Dworcowa 100 03-2013.jpg, Facade on Dworcowa Street


Main train Station

1851, 1968, 2015
Modern architecture Modern architecture, or modernist architecture, was an architectural movement or architectural style based upon new and innovative technologies of construction, particularly the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete; the idea that form ...
Oldest and largest railway station in Bydgoszcz, it has undergone a major rebuilding which ended in December 2015. File:Bydgoszcz Glowna new building.JPG, New train station building File:Bydgoszcz Glowna wewn3 9-2015.jpg, The historical terminal renovated


See also

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Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more ...
* Gdańska Street * Pomorska Street in Bydgoszcz * Jan and Jędrzej Śniadecki Street in Bydgoszcz * MAKRUM


References


External links

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Heavy steel structure factory
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Pizzeria Ambar in Dworcowa street
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Residential building project at 67
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Culture house for Youth Nr.4 at Dworcowa 82
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Hotel Centralny at Dworcowa 85


Bibliography

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