Tenement at 2, corner with Gdańska Street

Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list, Nr.601371-Reg.A/1090, December 15, 1993^[4]

1912, by Franz Julius Knüpfer

Modern architecture

The house originally housed large commercial premises on the ground floor.

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  Corner view
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  Facade onto Krasińskiego Street

Tenement at 3

1899-1900^[5]

Historicism (art)

The first owner of the tenement at then Fröhnerstraße 13, was F. Sandmann, a merchant of upholstery who had his warehouse there,^[6] until the beginning of World War I. The plant was the predecessor of the haberdashery "Pasamon, located at 117 Jagiellońska street.^[7]

All the facade decoration has been lost with time. One can make out the bay window topped with a balcony, numerous arched windows and two shed dormers. It has been entirely rebuilt in the 1920s.^[8]

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  View from the street

Tenement at 4

Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list, Nr.729691, Reg.A/1550/1-2, February 2, 2010^[4]

1899-1900^[5]

Eclecticism in architecture

The first owner of the tenement at then Fröhnerstraße 14, was Mr Weiß, a master mason.^[9] In the 1980s, a stained glass shop (Polish: Witraze) was located at this place,^[10] who stayed there till the outbreak of World War I. The building underwent a full renovation in 2019-2020.

This large house is close by its concept to those realized by Fritz Weidner, such as Cieszkowski Street Nr.13/15, Gdańska Street 79 or Śniadecki Street 29. Facades are marked by glass panes, several architectural details break the symmetry of the ensemble (bay windows, many different gables or bartizan). At some places, timber framing is visible. The entrance still possesses a delicate wrought iron fence with floral motifs.

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  The tenement post-renovation
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  Renovated entrance yard
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  Renovated facade on the street
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  Wrought iron fence

Otto Bloch Tenement, at 5

1899-1900^[5]

Eclecticism in architecture & Neo-Baroque, elements of Neo-classicism

The first owner of the tenement at then Fröhnerstraße 12, was Otto Bloch, a pharmacist,^[11] who lived there until the 1920s. Pediments above second floor windows bear caducei, as a reminder of Otto Bloch's activity.

The elevation features a large bay window and two grand Corinthian order columns balancing the other side of the facade. The frontage keeps many Neo-Baroque details: putti on corbels, balustrade on the first floor, delicate motifs on the main double door, numerous floral and vegetal motifs on pilasters, on window pediments and a row of corbels topping the ensemble.

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  Renovated main elevation
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  Stuccoed motifs details
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  Putti as corbels above the gate
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  Renovated entrance gate

Building at 6

The plot at Nr.6 is the location of the sporting area of Bydgoszcz's Gymnasium Nr.1. The edifice was originally created as a sport building for the L. Braille special educational centre for blind children.^[12]

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  Building viewed from the street
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  Main entry

Tenement at 9, corner with Libelta street

1896, by Karl Bergner^[13]

Eclecticism, Historicism

The first landlord at then Fröhnerstraße 10 was Anton Czarnecki, a rentier and merchant,^[14] who moved there in 1898 and stayed till the early 1920s. At the end of 2017, the building was added a Mansard roof.

The present one displays eclectic architectural details, a ground floor underlined by the arched entry gate flanked by pilasters, topped by a mask, the ensemble being overlooked by a bay window with bossages. The first floor is the most decorated, mainly with the effort put in the window framings. Each of them is ornamented with accuracy by pilasters, columns, balustrade on the bottom and pediments on the top. The variety of shapes, forms and motifs could even be labelled as Neo-Baroque influence. The upper level is crowned by a corbel table shaped in animal figures.

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  The tenement on a 1908 postcard
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  View from Krasiński Street
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  Stucco details
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  Main gate
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  Bay window

L. Braille special educational centre for blind children, at 10, corner with 3 Maja street

1872, Fritz Müller

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  View from the street

Tenements at Nr.13/15/17

1894^[15]

Eclecticism & Neo-classicism

These tenements at then Fröhnerstraße Nr.6/7/8 were owned by the municipality. Around twenty tenants^[15] were living in these Bromberg city apartments (German: wohnungsverein gehörig).

The U-shape of the building recalls classical architecture patterns, creating an inside courtyard off the street. Renovated in 2012 with brio, one can underline the perfect symmetry of the ensemble, from the location of the doors (the main gate at Nr.15 is mirrored by an arched stone frame without door), to the pediment design above the windows, to the successive avant-corps and topping large triangular pediment emphasizing the axis of symmetry of the edifice.

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  View from the street
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  One the wings
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  Avant-corps and pediment
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  Gate at Nr.15

Tenement at 19

1895-1896^[5]

Eclecticism & Neo-classicism

The first landlord at Fröhnerstraße 5 was Heinrich ßietsch, a tailor.^[16] Among his tenants was a teacher for blind children, August Fleig,^[17] working at the Specialized school on the other side of the street.

Recently refurbished, the facade displays perfect Neo-classic symmetry. Worth noticing are the two avant-corps arranged with loggias and the numerous shed dormers on the roof.

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  Main elevation
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  Loggia

Tenement at 21

1895-1896^[5]

Eclecticism & Neo-classicism

The first landlord at Fröhnerstraße 4 was Robert Böhme, a gardener, who rented the place but did not live there.^[18]

The building is one of the first to have been built in the street after the construction of the Specialized school for children in 1872. The facade, although less adorned, echoes the neighbouring one at Nr.19, with Neo-classic features such as the two avant-corps.

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  Main elevation
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  Main gate

Tenement at 23

2010, by Budlex

Modern architecture

The plot at then Fröhnerstraße 3 was first owned by Robert Böhme,^[19] also landlord of tenement at Nr.21. At the end of World War I, the area has been left abandoned until a first theatre, Paw, was built. It opened on Sunday 8 November 1929^[20] with an 800-seat capacity. It became cinema Appolo in 1931.^[21] During World War II, Nazi authorities changed its name to Bidegast. The theatre was renamed Polonia in 1945: it welcomed movies till March 31, 2003.^[22]

Since the building's destruction, the plot houses a brand new habitation complex, Rubinowy Dom (Ruby House), since 2010.

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  Corner view
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  View from the square
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  Facade on Krasińskiego street