Krakowska street is a small street located in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
The street is located on the edge of downtown Bydgoszcz. It starts on the northern side of the Brda river, and stretches northbound to reach Jagielloà Âska Street.
The street appears on the maps of the area only during the second half of the 19th century, at the same time as happened Bromberg's main expansion, thanks to the development of the Prussian Eastern Railway. The city population grew from 12,900 inhabitants in 1852 to 57,700 inhabitants in 1910.
Krakowska Street, then Bollmann StraÃÂe during Prussian period, was located on the territory of a neighbouring suburb, Schröttersdorf. It almost marked during those years (1870s to 1920) the border with Bromberg area, stretching from the Brahe river to Promenaden straÃÂe (now Jagielloà Âska Street).
The western side of the street witnessed in the 1860s the inception and expansion of the Bydgoszcz District Gas Plant: the complex initially covered an area of 0.8 ha, but soon grew up to 7.4 ha after World War I. In 1920, after Bydgoszcz reintegrated Polish territory, this suburban district, including Krakowska Street, has been subsumed to be part of Bydgoszcz city area.
The street was finally entirely organized and inhabited only in the late 1900s (1911).
Through history, the street bore the following names:
Current namesake refers to the city of Kraków.
Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list, Nr.760205 Reg.A/1588 (May 10, 2011)
1907âÂÂ1908
At the time of its erection, the villa was located out of the city limits, in the suburb of Schröterrsdorf, on Promenaden StraÃÂe. After 1920 and the re-creation of the Polish state, the expansion of Bydgoszcz subsumed these neighbouring cities; villa's address was then Ulica Promenada 67, then 41 (in 1926), with a landlord named Seweryn Rzymkowski, a merchant.
The villa, recently refurbished in 2014, features superb architectural details: vegetal volutes as cartouches, crying figures on top of pilasters and a corner balcony.
1900s
Since the end of the 1890s, the tenement at then PromenadenstraÃÂe 51, was the property of Marie Fuhr, the widow of a painter. After 1920, It moved to the hands of Edward Lelito, a merchant, also owner of the tenement at today's Nr.1.
This large corner building impresses by its mass. Recently refurbished, one can notice the curved corner pediment, adorned with an ornamented frieze.
1908
The tenement at the time at Bollmann StraÃÂe 5, then 18, was the property of Paul Roedke, a contractor in a building company.
Deprived of its original decoration, the main elevation, topped by a mansard roof is noticeable by its large wooden door with a transom light, recalling the rays of the sun.
1909
First address was Bollmann StraÃÂe 16, then 17. The first landlord was a rentier, Julius Lüdtke.
Though renovated with a more functionalist style, the building kept its roofed wooden side entry.
1912âÂÂ1915
The first owner of then Bollmann StraÃÂe 2a, Franz Schwödler, was a supervisor assistant. In the 1920s.
The building features a round avant-corps, topped by a curved gable. The entrance door still retains a transom light. The tenement had been entirely renovated by privat owner in 2019.
1909
This smaller tenement at then Bollmann StraÃÂe 16 was owned initially by Julie Zimmer.
The building still displays a round pediment on its gable, as well as an old wooden side entry, like at neighbouring Nr.3.
1911âÂÂ1915, by L. Klein
Originally at Bollmann StraÃÂe 2b, the tenement echoes Nr.4, with balconies and loggias. Nice wooden door portal, flanked by pilasters.
1911
The building had a painter as first owner, Johannes Czaja.
Entirely renovated, the facade only kept its remarkable portal, with its wooden carved door.
1887
This house is one of the oldest in the street. Originally at Schröttersdorf 2, it was first owned by Willy Berndt, a teacher for deaf children giving language lessons (), as were his neighbours at Nr.10 and 12. Before moving in, Willy Berndt had been living at Elisabeth StraÃÂe 2, now 3 à Âniadecki Street; he stayed in this house till the end of WWII. At the re-creation of Poland, the villa was administrated by the province of Poznaà  ().
The villa is one of the oldest in the area, with a nice wooden carved side entry.
1910
The first landlord was a telegraph assistant, who moved there after having lived at Promenaden StraÃÂe 66 (today's Jagielloà Âska street).
Typical Art Nouveau tenement facade, from which a part of decoration is unfortunately missing. One can still observe the avant-corps, topped by a terrace, and two oeil-de-boeuf openings.
1889
One of the oldest house in the street, originally at Schröttersdorf 3b. It first belonged to Adalbert Biedermann, a teacher for deaf children giving language lessons (), as were his neighbours at Nr.8 and 12. Adalbert had been living previously at HempelstraÃÂe 17 (now 3rd May street). He stayed at Krakowska 10 till the end of WWII. In the 1920s, Dr. Teodor Brandowski, working at the Municipal Library (), established here.
The house displays a very traditional architecture, illustrative of these old buildings in Bydgoszcz (e.g. at Gdaà Âska Street 37, Gdaà Âska Street 40, Focha Street 6).
1910
Late Art Nouveau, early Modern architecture
Julius Hillermann, a governmental administrative assistant was the first owner of this villa at then Bollmann StraÃÂe 13 then 12a. From 1923 to 1927, bishop Michaà  Kozal (1893âÂÂ1943) lived in this house; as the patron of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bydgoszcz, a plaque of his stay has been placed in memoriam.
This large villa displays early modern characteristics, such as long thin tall openings, an angular avant-corps, but also nice eyelid dormers.
ca 1905
German Historicism (art)
This villa at then Bollmann StraÃÂe 5 was owned at the beginning of the 20th century by Eduard Podolski, a teacher for deaf children, giving language lessons (), as were his neighbours at Nr.8 and 10. He stayed in this house till the end of World War II. At the re-creation of Poland, the villa was administered by the province of Poznaà Â.
Traditional old brick house from the end of the 19th century, as mentioned by the weather vane.
1910
Early Modern architecture, elements of Art Nouveau
This semi-detached house at then Bollmann StraÃÂe 12, was commissioned by Paul Kramm, working in the telegraph business. In the 1920s, it was the property of a physician, Dr Klimkiewicz.
Massive house with a bony avant-corps. The entry facade on the side mixes Art Nouveau motifs on the door pediment and modern style openings above.
1909
This building located initially at Bollmann StraÃÂe 6 was first owned by Gustav Winter, a rentier. A few years later, another rentier, August Blumenstein, bought the tenement: he lived till the outbreak of WWII.
The main elevation echoes the other Art Nouveau buildings in the same street from this period (Nr.4 and 6), with its middle avant-corps, the curved gable and the flanking shed dormers.
1910
Art Nouveau, elements of Modern architecture
Carl Schmerberg, working as assistant for the telegraph, was the first landlord of the building at then Bollmann StraÃÂe 11.
In 2016, a heavy reconstruction of the tenement has revived some nice Art Nouveau details: large cartouche, window pediment or superbly adorned oeil-de-boeuf above the main entrance.
1910, Georg Winter
Paul Bigalke, a rentier, commissioned the building at then Bollmann StraÃÂe 7.
The building has been entirely reconstructed in the 1930s with a modern architectural style. Only the main door kept some Art Nouveau design.
1906
Reinhold KrampiÃÂ, a rentier, was the first landlord of then Bollmann StraÃÂe 10. Next one was a shop assistant, Kurt ÃÂrillwitz.
The building has a standard shape, with a middle avant-corps topped by a wrought iron balcony. The facade is highly decorated, with Art Nouveau architectural details: mainly vegetal motifs over pediment openings and women figures.
1895, by Emil Fricke
First landlord was Rudolf Berndt, a rentier.
The building having been re-constructed in the 1920s and today it displays a modern architectural style. One can notice the heavily decorated portal, with columns, a triangular tympanum, a large lintel and a nicely craved door with a transom light.
Early 1920s
Late Art Nouveau & early Modern architecture
Although the building has been erected in the 1920s and boasts elements of this period, it also displays some late Art Nouveau details (ogee gable, lintel and portal).
1883 (1911)
Albeit the facade of the villa boasts 1883 as foundation date, no written accessible evidence can support this fact. First recorded landlord was August Kähler, in 1911, a telegraph assistant. Following owners were mainly rentiers. A private English language and literature school name after "William Wharton", has been opened there in 1993.
Few Art Nouveau elements can still be noticed: an eyelid dormer, a slight bay window, a pair of pilasters on the facade and two finials over the roof.