Kauppi

History

In 1800 the plot was divided into two parts. One half was owned by the bourgeois Johan Strandberg from Uusikaupunki and the other by the bourgeois daughter Ulla Strandberg. Both had fields and Ulla also had two old barns.

Modification drafts

An alteration drawing from 1884 shows that there was a residential building on the plot along Kuninkaankatu, with a wing on the eastern boundary of the plot. There was an outbuilding facing the west street. The residential building had a double-doored section along Kuninkaankatu with two large rooms: an entrance hall, an entrance chamber and an end chamber at the west end. In the east wing there was a baker’s pantry, a hall and a room. Now they wanted to separate the sauna from the entrance hall and build an extension on the Kuninkaankatu side with a kitchen and entrance hall. The exterior building was to be widened with a new part of the board, under which the cellar was to remain. Two log rooms were added to the south end and a toilet was built in the middle of the outbuilding. The gate to the plot was located between the residential building and the outbuilding, on Kuninkaankatu.

The modification drawing by Arvi Forsman dates from 1900. Double doors for the shop were added to the roof. At the same time, a new kitchen was built in the second hallway on Kuninkaankatu. A small extension was made to the kitchen in the corner of the building and a small board porch to protect the entrance. The sauna and hall of the courtyard wing were combined into a living room and the entrance was moved to the baking oven. The street façade of the building is described as a tripartite. The upper part is smooth, the central zone is horizontal boarded and the lower part has vertical panelling, ending in a scribbled edge at the moulding below the window. The windows are T-shaped, arched at the top and the window frame trim is a fairly simple neo-renaissance style. In 1901, Forsman drew up a new plan for opening the door of the commercial building. The location was now different from the previous plan, so the door had apparently been left out.

The following modification drawing by Arvi Leikari dates from 1912. The intention was to build a room on the Kuninkaankatu side of the building where the gate is located and to demolish part of the building row on the Länsikadu side to make way for a new gate. In the part of the outbuilding connected to the residential building, a shop apartment was built on the corner and a further chamber on Länsikatu. A shop window was added on both Kuninkaankatu and Länsikatu sides, and two residential windows were opened on the Länsikatu side. On the Kuninkaankatu side there were already two entrances to the shop and a single high and narrow window. The attic part of the building was raised and lined with discreet neo-renaissance-style planking. The doors are Art Nouveau and one-piece. A lantern motif was added above the corner door. The northernmost part of the old outbuilding was retained as an outbuilding, and a privy and two small new log rooms were added as an extension.

In 1915, a new shop entrance was being opened in the east end of the building. There were display windows on both sides of the door. At the same time, the entrance to the shop next door was converted back into a normal living room window. In 1916, further changes were planned. Arvi Leikari again drew up the plans. Kitchens and some partitions would be removed from the interior, but the shops would not be connected. All the windows on the street side would be converted into shop windows, and there would be four entrances to the shops. One apartment would remain in the courtyard, with a baking oven in the kitchen. The change would involve the removal of the porches at three entrances on the courtyard side. The new outbuilding would be made of stone and would include toilets and sheds, a sauna and one heated chamber.

In 1931, the premises were again altered. The building is owned by the Rauma Osuuskauppa. The commercial premises were combined by demolishing partition walls. After the alterations, there would be three entrances to the commercial premises, which would be drawn into a recess in the façade. Single-square display windows would be placed at evenly spaced intervals on the Kuninkaankatu side, where two tall and narrow windows were also planned. The attic windows were also drawn narrow and high, and placed above the doors and display windows. There is one display window on the west side of the street and the drawing shows two old six-light residential windows. The lining of the building was drawn as horizontal boarding. There would still be residential rooms in the courtyard wing. They would not be provided with central heating, although this would be provided for the commercial premises.

In 1946, a small extension was built on the courtyard side for a staff changing room. In 1954, the courtyard side extension was extended with a warehouse. The building was also fitted with a refrigeration room for the butcher’s shop. The two display windows on the east side of the building were made more than twice as wide as before. In 1958, the premises of the wing on the eastern boundary of the site were connected to the street-side dress shop and all partitions and ovens were demolished. The window of the dressing room was widened even further. In 1970, the rear part of the wing was again separated to provide toilet, fitting rooms and office space. The separate mixed goods, milk and meat shops were converted into a single food store. In 1973 all the premises were converted into a single fabric store and the refrigerators were demolished.

Current situation

Commercial building
Short-cornered residential building, partly commercial, late horizontal brickwork, clapboard siding on courtyard facade, saddle roof, display windows. 1916 neo-renaissance style with display windows (Arvi Leikari), windows enlarged later and street facade details trimmed.