Kuappla

History

In 1800 the house belonged to the former farmer Matti Wilén. He also had a small field, a meadow and a barn.

Fire insurance

The fire insurance was taken out in 1894 by the tailor C. M. Kjenberg. There were two buildings on the plot: a residential building on the northern boundary, on the river bank, and a bakery building on the southern boundary. The residential building was old and in poor condition, with an entrance hall, a hall, three chambers and one chamber that was not yet furnished. The building had seven six-paned windows. The outside staircase was covered. The exterior doors were double doors. The inner doors, of which there were four, were semi-transparent mirrored doors. There were four tiled windows: three brown glazed and one unglazed. There were three chimneys.

The second building was old and in poor condition. It consisted of a hall, a kitchen and a dining room. The kitchen stove had a baking oven. The building had one six-paned, square window. There were two panelled doors and one semi-transomed mirrored door.

In 1883, a new insurance policy was issued. The house was now owned by Miss Sofia Himmelroos. The residential building on the north side was now in good condition. It was mentioned as being partly from former times, partly built in the same summer. The building was still partly unplanked, but partly painted with oil paint. The roof was made of sheet metal. There were now six rooms, two kitchens, a hall and an elongated, glass-walled, tin-roofed veranda on the courtyard side. There were six tiled stoves and two kitchen stoves with a cooker. During the summer, one chamber and two more kitchens and a veranda had been added to the building. The building was partly raised with logs, partly with boards, fitted with ornaments, covered with clapboards, with a stone foundation, floors, ceilings and all the doors, windows and fireplaces. The rooms were also papered and painted.

The second building was still unplanked, unpainted and with a pitched roof. The building had a log cabin, two dormitories, a hall and a baker’s room. The log cabin was new and the building had also been repaired. An outbuilding had been added to the western part of the plot, partly of logs and partly of boards. It was built in 1864 and covered with boards. The driveway and the fence around the property were also insured.

Modification drafts

There is an alteration drawing of the plot from 1883, the year the fire insurance was renewed. A window was added to the baker’s shop on the courtyard side.

From 1891, there is a document by John Fredr. Lindegren, which shows that there are still three buildings on the plot, a residential building along the river and two other buildings on the southern boundary of the plot. The residential building was extended as part of the alteration. A large porch with two entrances, a small kitchen and another smaller porch were added to the side of the courtyard. The building was extended at the west end with a small kitchen and a pantry. Some of the fireplaces were moved from the outer walls of the building to the centre. After the modification, the building had three apartments: the largest had two rooms, a hall, a small pantry and a kitchen; the second had a room, a kitchen and a small pantry; and the third had a large room. The building was given a neo-renaissance style of panelling. It had three storeys and was structured with strong mouldings and pilasters. The attic floor had windows, a cassette division and profiled consoles. The four-pane window molding at the top had list, console and button motifs. On the courtyard side, the trim was simpler. The large porch was glazed with diagonal windows.

In 1911, a new toilet was built on the side of the outbuilding to replace the old one. The building had two rooms, one of which was made of logs. In 1929, the baker’s building was to be altered; now the oven was to be enlarged to accommodate the bakery. The building was also raised. At the other end, the outbuilding was left with outbuildings.

In 1975, changes were made to the riverside building that served as the parish clubhouse. By demolishing partition walls, the building was converted from apartments to a meeting room with a club room and small kitchen. A small room and kitchenette apartment was left at one end of the building.

In 1996, repairs were carried out because of a fire damage to a building on the river. At the same time, other buildings on the site were renovated and altered. The riverside building was retained as a meeting place for the congregation. The toilet and kitchen facilities were updated. The doors and windows of the porch were replaced to the old style. The bakery building was also given adequate toilet facilities. Toilet and kitchen facilities were installed in the courtyard cottage. The facilities were taken into use up to the water roof. A loft was added above the kitchen area. An old-style gate was designed along the river.

The renovation was designed by Markus Bernoulli.

Current situation

Riverfront building
Long-cornered residential building, neo-renaissance lining, vertical planking on the courtyard facade, hipped roof, currently used as a parish clubhouse

Outbuilding on the southern edge of the plot
Longitudinal outbuilding, with a roof lining, used as a bakery, etc.

Outdoor building
Vertical boarded exterior building

Gate
A type common in the early 1910s.