The apartment building at 1 Wolności Square

The house was built in the first half of the 19th century using wood and brick. It is one of the examples of half-timbered construction (known as “Prussian wall”) in Maszewo. The building has one story and an attic, and is covered by a gable roof. While the first-story facade clearly reveals the preserved half-timbered structure, the ground-floor walls are plastered and merely painted to resemble this type of construction. The facade has no additional decorations. The northeast wall adjoins Wojska Polskiego Street, and across from it stands a second building constructed using the same technique, though it is in much better condition, despite being slightly older. The southwest wall, meanwhile, borders the church grounds.

There are two entrances to the building. The front entrance, with a single step, opens onto Plac Wolności and provides access to the commercial and service area (which houses a hair salon and an accounting office) as well as the residential section. The second entrance, a corner entrance with two steps at the intersection of Wojska Polskiego Street and the town square, leads to a grocery and general merchandise store, one of the oldest in Maszewo. The entire building has been privately owned from the end of World War II to the present. Apartments are located on the ground floor.