The building at 18 Armii Polskiej Street

The building was constructed in the late 19th century, as evidenced by one of the dates (1896) inscribed on the porch wall, as well as by its structural and stylistic features, including the historicist facade design typical of buildings from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

The building was erected in 1896 and served residential and commercial purposes from the outset. The ground floor likely housed a store or a wine bar. Source documents indicate that Erika Dierenfield lived in the building in the 1920s, a fact also suggested by the initials of her surname on the porch’s facade. From 1945 until the late 1980s, the building housed a school; it subsequently served as the headquarters of the school board, and in the 1990s it passed into private ownership.

It is a two-part building, consisting of a main body in the form of a horizontal cuboid and a porch in the form of a vertical cuboid, covered by a flat roof. The building’s facades are designed in a decorative manner, with all walls treated equally. The five-axis front facade features a single-axis bay window supported by volute corbels, with rich sculptural decoration featuring plant motifs, anthropomorphic figures (mascarons), and a scale-like ornament. Below the bay window’s slab is stucco work in the form of a circular rosette. The corners of the walls are framed with rustication and faced with brick; the lower section takes the form of a pseudo-balustrade with pilasters, a cornice, and garland motifs, the whole crowned with a tympanum. In addition to its rich architectural detail, the facade is characterized by varied textures and colors. The western facade is accentuated by a three-axis porch. It is constructed entirely of brick with a meticulous cross-bond pattern and grouted joints, featuring a yellow-and-red brick color scheme.

No historical furnishings have survived inside. The building is accessible from the outside.