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I co dalej z tym zabytkiem? Problemy konserwatorskie zabudowy mieszkaniowej zespołu Braunsfelde w Szczecinie, pochodzącej z początków XX wieku, na przykładzie budynku przy ul. Marii Konopnickiej 27

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Biranowska-Kurtz A.

Ochrona Zabytków

2013

issue 1-4

127-144

The article discusses the case of the residential building situated at ul. Marii Konopnickiej 27 in Szczecin. The building is one of the first architectural structures of the Braunsfelde bourgeois buildings quarter. Although the Urban Study for the quarter has been developed and the buildings there are subject to historic preservation, the protective activities are not always respected. The existence of Studies does not impose any legal obligations to protect certain buildings, unless there are current spatial development plans. However, in the case of renovations or other construction works, preservation services are required to quickly take actions in order to protect buildings of historic importance from being completely damaged. In the 19th century, intensive development of Szczecin began. At that time, at a certain distance from the Old City, new building quarters were gradually created. Over the time, they changed into dense complexes creating vast, interconnected districts. Created in the late 19th century, the Braunsfelde complex situated in the today’s district of Pogodno, may be clearly seen as a separate spatial unit having characteristic, very symmetrical layout which results from the fact that three main streets cross three side streets – connecting roads. Urban blocks created in such a way were divided into regular plots of similar area. Only corner plots were smaller, because they were intended for residential buildings with fronts facing side streets. The first houses were constructed as early as in 1899. The building discussed in this article was designed by Paul Krekow from Szczecin in 1901. Slightly modified in relation to the original design, the building was erected in 1902. It belonged to a post office assistant, Herman Schultz. The plan of the building is almost square, the construction has two floors, a basement and an attic adopted for residential purposes. It has a steep-sloped ceramic roof facing the street and the north, and a flat leant-to roof facing the garden. The building has an original decorative gable and a vane; there is also a corner pseudo-projection in the north-facing part of the front elevation. In 1935, upon a request of the owner, a wooden porch with front stairs was replaced with a brick and glass structure with a basement. At the level of the first floor, the new porch has the functions of a closed balcony. In the same year, the parcel was made smaller as along its northern border, an approach road to a new residential building constructed in the place of a former barn was created. The house was also owned by Schultz. Renovations performed before 1970s changed neither the character nor the shape of the building, nor the parcel surrounded with an original wrought iron fence from the street. In 1970s, the attic was adopted for residential purposes. New elements introduced at that time (a new window providing more light to the attic and a new dormer) did not violate the limits of allowed changes, non-modifying the building shape. The change of the owner of the ground floor of the building (the result of the sale concluded in November 2008), was not advantageous to the building. A new owner started major renovation of the building, digging out walls of the basement, destroying some parts of plaster coatings and large parts of the front porch. He also uncovered basement and ground floor walls, removing all plaster inside the building. The equipment of the interior was removed, except for the room door on the ground floor and windows which usually did not have glazing and were unprotected in winter. In light of such actions, all renovation and construction works were stopped immediately and an examination was conducted which resulted in the fact that the building has been entered into the register of monuments. Despite numerous design and administrative actions, the building was more and more falling into ruins, as from one year to another there were next unpredicted obstacles (e.g. late autumn 2012, a gas installation break-down made it totally impossible to heat the building in the 2012-2013 heating season). Due to legal actions filed by the owners of the house against each other, by the time of obtaining final decisions, it is only possible to carry out preservation works and only upon an order of the preservation officer. However, the new owner does not respect any administrative decisions, including obligations imposed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. Deadlines set by the body are not met as well. Therefore, it should be considered whether the fact of entering a building into the register of monuments gives any warranty that it will get a proper maintenance. Or maybe, having the above mentioned case in mind, we should take quick actions in order to list buildings constructed before 1945 in registers of monuments, particularly when they and the layout of their neighbourhood make up dense complexes of uniform buildings.

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I co dalej z tym zabytkiem? Problemy konserwatorskie zabudowy mieszkaniowej zespołu Braunsfelde w Szczecinie, pochodzącej z początków XX wieku, na przykładzie budynku przy ul. Marii Konopnickiej 27