The tenement house of Józef and Maria Skrzypek, located at 4A Miedziana Street in Warsaw’s Wola district, has been entered in the register of immovable monuments of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship. The building, erected between 1913 and 1914, is a valuable example of pre-war Warsaw architecture and an important testimony to the history of the district.
The tenement house at 4A Miedziana Street was built by Józef and Maria Skrzypek, the owners of Przedsiębiorstwo Robót Budowlanych, on the basis of a design approved in mid-1913. The house, comprising a four-storey front tenement and a five-storey outbuilding, was built as a profit-making building for sale. Although the building changed owners many times in the following years, Józef and Maria Skrzypek continuously lived in it.
Photo: Mazovian Voivodeship Historic Preservation Officer
The Skrzypek tenement house was not only a residential building, but also the headquarters of various companies, such as the Warsaw Agricultural and Trading Company “Ziarno” or Zygmunt Sakierski’s Graphic Works. Miedziana Street, and especially the tenement at number 4A, played an important role during the Warsaw Uprising. It was the base of the Chrobry II grouping, whose Molmar platoon was stationed in the annexe of the building until it was heavily damaged by bombing raids. Despite the destruction of the annexe, the main part of the building survived the war in relatively good condition, as did a number of neighbouring buildings standing on this section of Miedziana Street. These tenements are among the few in this part of Warsaw to have survived this difficult period.
After World War II, the property was rebuilt, but not without significant changes. Around 1950, the remains of the outbuilding, destroyed during the war, were completely demolished. In 1964, the facade of the building underwent modernisation, which unfortunately stripped it of its original architectural details. Among others, the strip rustication of the lower storeys, the stucco with floral motifs that decorated the window panels and the balcony balustrades were removed. Despite these changes, the building has retained its original form and is still an important element of Wola’s architectural landscape, now protected by law.
Source: Mazovian Voivodeship Historic Preservation Officer
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