Koppla

History

In 1756 the plot belonged to Anders Koppala. In 1800 it was owned by the bourgeois Matti Grönholm. He had a large barrel of field, a food shed, half of a reef and barn and a shed on the beach. However, he was considered poor.

Fire insurance

Fire insurance for the house was taken out by the master mariner August Kristofer Franzell. The main building on the property at that time was located on the corner of Pappilankatu, facing Vanhankirkonkatu. The second residential building was on the southern boundary of the plot, the end facing Pappilankatu. The outbuilding was aligned and a well was located between the buildings. A canopy had been built against the fence on the side facing Pappilankatu for the storage of logs. The gate had both a driveway and a walkway. On entering the courtyard from the gate on Vanhankirkonkatu, there was a garden with berry bushes on the right.

The residential building on the side of the street was built in 1869, boarded up and painted with oil paint. The roof was boarded. There were two halls, a pantry, a kitchen and a hallway. The building had two covered exterior porches. The second dwelling was old, but had been thoroughly repaired the previous summer. The building was unplanked and unpainted. The rooms included a baker’s pantry, pantry, closet and hallway. The exterior was partly of log, partly of board. It was old but had been thoroughly repaired the previous summer. The building was still unpainted. The rooms were a sleeping room, a woodshed, a stable, a shed and a barn.

Modification drafts

The oldest surviving alteration drawing dates from 1885. There was a residential building along Vanhankirkonkatu and a bakery and outbuilding on the south boundary of the plot. There was also a light shed facing Pappilankatu. The bakery building was to be raised and fitted with a new stone foundation. The oven, floor, roof, door and windows were rebuilt. The small chamber in the baking shed was renovated. The building was given a felt roof. The planking was drawn horizontally, the windows were six-paned and their surrounds, as well as the double doors of the building, were drawn in classical style. The exterior of the building was also renovated and raised, and the stone foundation was replaced. Doors and floors were also replaced. The latrine and manure rooms, formerly attached to the barn, were separated into a separate section for hygiene reasons. In 1893, a previously unheated room at the end of the hall in the baker’s building was converted into a sauna.

Renovations were made in 1916 and the modification drawing is by Arvi Leikari. Before the alterations, the dwelling had been a semi-detached building with three rooms, a kitchen, an indoor patio and a porch. The building was extended from the courtyard side with an extension, both with a kitchen and an entrance. The former kitchen was replaced by a storefront with an entrance from the street. The renovation also involved changing the locations of most of the fireplaces. The baker’s building combined the baking room, hallway and sauna. A fireplace was added to the room, which was fitted with a stove and a masonry stove. Only part of the lightweight plank shed between the buildings remained. The buildings were lined with vertical boarding. The windows and their panelling, as well as the gate and fences, had a slightly Art Nouveau look. There were tall display windows on either side of the shop door. The other windows were T-shaped, divided into several panes at the top. One of the windows was wider than the others, tripartite. There was also an outbuilding in the courtyard. In 1921 it was desired to move the commercial door and display windows to the room at the west end. The planking of the buildings was now drawn horizontally. In 1924, there is an alteration drawing to rebuild the old baker’s building with a baking oven. The plan was drawn up by M. Isaksson.

In 1937, a small kiosk was built on the street. In 1939, a commercial building with a dairy and bread shop was built on the west side of the building. The shop was now the main room, but the partitions were repositioned to create two separate rooms. The sheet metal oven was placed almost in the middle of the old room. In 1946, a cold storage room was added to the side of the yard and a sleeping alcove was added to the apartment.

In 1950, a new bakery building by K. Katavisto was built on the site. The new building was built on the side of Pappilankatu and attached to the building on Vanhankirkonkatu. The old bakery or laundry building was removed. The new building was made of stone, and the bakery premises were also added on the basement and attic floors. The old outbuilding was replaced by a small stone building with a garage, root cellar, fuel shed and boiler room in the basement. A laundry room and storage space were added on the first floor and a storage room in the attic. In appearance, the buildings were typical of the new buildings of the period. Designed by the Helsinki-based architect Bey Heng.

In 1956, changes were made to the old building. It was raised to provide living space in the attic and the office and archive space required by the business. A small toilet was added on both floors. The shop had large display windows, the downstairs living quarters had six-paned windows, but the attic had a 1950s ventilated window design. The apartment had its own entrance from Pappilankatu. In 1961, the commercial apartment underwent alterations. The required cold storage and washing facilities were built and the commercial premises were divided into three parts, a mixed goods shop of 16 m2, a dairy shop of 12 m2 and a meat shop of 12 m2. All shops were service shops.

In 1976, changes were planned for both buildings. The property belonged to E. Aalto Oy. The bakery section was modernised and the entire ground floor of the commercial building was designed as a café-restaurant. The upper floor was entirely reserved for storage, office and staff welfare facilities. In 1983, plans were made to convert the downstairs commercial space into a bingo hall.

In 1989, commercial and storage space was built on the ground floor of the building along Vanhankirkonkatu and the former bakery building, and an apartment on the upper floor. The former bakery building, which had previously been plastered, was lined with board.

Current situation

Building parallel to Vanhankirkonkatu
A short-cornered, detached residential building, built in 1916 (Arvi Leikari) with horizontal boarding, with shop windows in 1939 and a raised roof in 1956.

Building facing Pappilankatu
Brick, plastered, originally a bakery building from 1950, designed by B. Heng.

Outdoor building
Plastered brick warehouse building from 1950 (B. Heng)

Gate
A gateway from the 1980s.