Carl Meyer tenement in Bydgoszcz


Carl Meyer tenement is a habitation house located at Gdańska street 60.

Location

The building stands on the eastern side of Gdańska Street, between Słowackiego street and Adam Mickiewicz Alley.
It is adjacent to:
both historical buildings in Bydgoszcz.

History

The edifice was designed and built in 1891-1892 by the architect :pl:Carl Meyer |Carl Meyer from Bromberg for his own use; he lived in the city from 1885 to 1913.
At the time of its erection, the tenement was located at Danzigerstraße 138.
Carl Meyer built several other edifices in downtown Bydgoszcz, among others:
After Meyer's departure, during the interwar period, the building housed the Scientific Society of Physicians from 1913 to 1923.

Architecture

The house boasts eclecticism forms with Dutch Mannerism in its brick facade.
On the frontage, in a niche between the windows of the first floor, is located a sculpture of a woman, holding a roll of paper and a compass, as an allegory of Architecture and Construction. This all refers to the profession of Carl Meyer, as builder of this tenement.
It is not without reminding allegories displayed on the tenement at Gdańska Street N°9.
Another detail is the initials MC, placed between the windows of the second floor.
The building's interiors are particularly characterized by wood carving works at the gate, preserved original stained glass, and pilaster-arcades with stucco details in the entrance hallway.

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