Reinhold Zschiesche Tenement
# Reinhold Zschiesche Tenement

The Reinhold Zschiesche Tenement is a historical habitation building located at 1 Chocimska street, at the intersection with Gdańska Street in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

## Location

The building stands on the western side of Gdańska street, at the crossing with Chocimska Street.

It stands close to remarkable tenements in the same street, among others:

* Tenement at 91 Gdańska street;
* Hugo Hecht tenement at 92-94 Gdańska street;
* Carl Bradtke Tenement at 93 Gdańska street;
* Tenement at 95 Gdańska street;
* Stanisław Rolbieski tenement at 96 Gdańska street;
* Carl Peschel tenement at 101 Gdańska street.

## History

The house was built between 1885 and 1886 for the dealer and restaurateur Reinhold Zschiesche, according to a project by Józef Święcicki.

In 1908, the ground floor housed a restaurant and pub, owned by Reinhold Zschiesche, with its entrance located at the corner of the building.

In the 1920s, in the backyard, Antoni Zurawski ran a trading company.

## Architecture

Building's architecture has eclecticicism style, with plastic details, taken from the repertoire of Neo-Renaissance and Mannerism decoration forms. The corner of the house is underlined by a two-storey bay window.

In the same area, Józef Święcicki also realized other edifices:

* Hotel "Pod Orlem" at 14 Gdańska Street;
* Oskar Ewald Tenement at 30 Gdańska Street;
* Józef Święcicki tenement at 63 Gdańska Street;
* Tenement at 86 Gdańska Street;
* Villa Hugo Hecht at 88-90 Gdańska Street;
* Hugo Hecht tenement at 92-94 Gdańska Street;
* Tenement at 1 Plac Wolności.

## Gallery

* Frontage onto Gdańska Street
* Detail of the bay window
* Detail of a relief
* Detail of the adorned window
