The Prażmowski Tenement,[a] also known as the Joachim Pastorius Tenement,[b] Leszczyński Tenement,[c] and Dobrycz Tenement,[d] is a historic tenement house in Warsaw, Poland, located at 87 Kraków Suburb Street, in the Old Town neighbourhood of the Downtown district. It was built around 1660. The building was destroyed during the Second World War and rebuilt in 1949. It is included on a heritage list.

History

The tenement house was built around 1660 as the residence of the royal historian Joachim Pastorius de Hirtenberg. It originally was two-storeys tall, with four collumns of windows. In the second half of the 17th century, it became a property of city councillor K. Walter, and in 1666, was acquired by Mikołaj Prażmowski, the Grand Chancellor of the Crown and Primate of Poland–Lithuania.[2][3]

In 1754, after being purchased by the Leszczyński family, it was rebuilt in the rococo style, with a three-storeys and five collumns of windows. The project was designed by Jakub Fontana. Sometime before 1795, on the other side of the building was buitlt an extension. Today, in its place stands the Samson Tenement, at 5 Senatorska Street.[2][3]

Later, the building was inherited by the Rautenstrauch family, and in 1804, it was sold to merchant Stefan Dobrycz.[2][3]

The building caught on fire in 1939 during the Siege of Warsaw. Its interior was destroyed in 1944, however, its façade survived the conflict with minor demages. The building was later partially deconstructed in 1948 during the works on the East–West Route tunel underneath. The tenemet house was rebuild between 1948 and 1949, in accordance to the project by Zygmunt Stępiński, and was later renovated between 2002 and 2003.[2][3]

In 1965, the tenement house was entered into the heritage list.[4]

Currently, it houses seats of the Polish Writers Association, Polish Writers' Union, and the Polish division of PEN International.[5][6][7]

Architecture

The tenement house has four storeys and five collumns of windows. Its façade mixes elements of rococo and neoclassical styles, being described with balconies with openwork balustrade, and a portal above the door, with crate feature the coat of arms of the Leszczyński family.[2][8] The building is conjoined with neighbouring Aleksander John Tenement, with which it shares the interior.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Polish: Kamienica Prażmowskich
  2. ^ Polish: Kamienica Joachima Pastoriusa
  3. ^ Polish: Kamienica Leszczyńskich
  4. ^ Polish: Kamienica Dobrycza

References

  1. ^ Zarządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 8 września 1994 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii., M.P., 1994, vol. 50, No. 423
  2. ^ a b c d e f Bartłomiej Kaczorowski: Encyklopedia Warszawy. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 1994, p. 310. ISBN 83-01-08836-2. (in Polish)
  3. ^ a b c d Jerzy S. Majewski: Warszawa nieodbudowana. Królestwo Polskie 1815–1840. Warsaw: VEDA, 2009. ISBN 978-83-61932-00-0. (in Polish)
  4. ^ Wykaz zabytków nieruchomych wpisanych do rejestru zabytków (księga A) – stan na 31 grudnia 2022 roku Woj. mazowieckie (Warszawa). Warsaw: National Institute of Cultural Heritage, 2022 (in Polish)
  5. ^ "Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich". zgspp.pl (in Polish).
  6. ^ "Związek Literatów Polskich. Kontakt". zlpinfo.eu (in Polish).
  7. ^ "PEN Club. Kontakt". penclub.com.pl (in Polish).
  8. ^ Stanisław Ciepłowski: Napisy pamiątkowe w Warszawie XVII-XX w. Warsaw: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1987, p. 7, 114. ISBN 83-01-06109-X. (in Polish)

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