Loppmeri

History

The owner of the land in the 1800 tax list was Erik Forsberg, a patron saint. He was considered poor.

Modification drafts

The oldest alteration drawing of the buildings on the site dates from 1895 and was drawn by John F. Lindegren. The floor plan of the main building followed the traditional paired-roof plan, although the rooms were built at different times due to their different frame widths. Before the alteration, the building had had an entrance hall and an antechamber, with a parlour on one side and a hall on the other, and a further chamber as an extension of the parlour. The conversion involved the demolition of the baking oven in the parlour and the construction of a new oven in the former hallway. At the same time, the room was extended from the courtyard side. Two new plank windows were also added to the courtyard for the entrances. The main building was lined with three-layered neo-renaissance panelling. The windows were four-paned.

The outbuilding, which was on the southern boundary of the courtyard, was extended. After the alteration, it contained a stable, a barn and, between them, a latrine and a manure shed, as well as a threshing floor.

From 1902, there is an alteration drawing made by Arvi Forsman for a residential building. It shows a small hallway separated from the east side chamber by a wall, and a separate external staircase added in front of it. The room at the west end of the building is divided by partitions into a hall, kitchen and pantry. The building had three apartments after the alteration. The lining is similar in spirit to the previous plan, but slightly simpler. The windows were T-shaped. In 1904, Leonard Ahti designed a grand gateway to the property.

In 1955, toilet facilities were built in the two apartments of the building. Some of the furnaces were demolished and the building was equipped with central heating from the kitchen boiler. In 1959, the old outbuilding was replaced by the present one with a pent roof, which faces a similar building next door. In 1976, the apartments in the main building were joined together. The fireplaces were demolished and a sauna was built inside. In 1985, attic space was added to the dwelling as a craft room and a warm storage room. In the same year, an old-style gate was built.

Current situation

Residential building
Residential building with long corners, neo-renaissance lining, plans from 1895 (John F. Lindegren) and 1902 (Arvi Forsman), gabled roof

Exterior building
Exterior boarded building from 1959

Gate
Reconstructed from the old model, based on the 1904 gate designed by Leonard Ahti