Pinnala and Einola

History

In 1756 Pinnala was owned by the widow of Normén. In 1800 the plot belonged to the merchant Ephraim Broman. There was a stone building on the plot. There were more than two barrels of arable land and quite a lot of meadowland. There were three food barns outside the plot, plus a reef and a waterfront barn. The Einola plot was separated from the Pinnala plot and was owned by the baker Jakob Grenström. He had a large barrel of arable land and also a small meadow, a food shed and a reef with barn.

Fire insurance

The fire insurance was taken out in 1842 by Chatarina Hahnsson, the widow of the townsman. The plot was combined from plots 70, 71 and 72. Unlike today, Junnila, plot 72, was also part of the same property. There were eight buildings on the plot. The residential buildings were a stone building along Hauenguonontori, a wooden building along Itäkatu, a small building along Itäkatu (now the Junnila building). There was also a bakery and a barn on the eastern boundary of the plot, in a row with one of the outbuildings. The angular outbuilding was located on the southern and eastern sides of the plot. There were also two separate latrines in the yard, one of board and batten, the other of log. Much of the central area of the plot was garden land.

As for the stone building, it is only mentioned that it had two kitchens and rooms on the second floor: a lobby, a hall and two chambers with fireplaces and a kitchen with a kitchen stove. On the first floor there was a shop and two chambers with a tiled stove. Under the building was a vaulted cellar. The building was not insured.

The wooden building along Itäkatu was built in 1827 of new logs. It was planked and painted in 1837. There were 11 rooms: two halls, a hall, 10 chambers and a kitchen. There were 18 windows of white glass, one half window and nine attic windows. Under the building was a vaulted cellar, the door of which was covered with clapboard. All ceilings were of sheet metal. There was a board closet in the hallway with attic stairs. In front of the main entrance and kitchen hallway were plank stairs. Six of the doors were full transom double doors, seven were half transom single doors, and one was slightly simpler than the others. There were also six simple intermediate doors. The hallway doors were double doors, mirrored and lined. The 10 rooms were papered with wallpaper and fitted with skirting, mouldings and cornices. Of the tiled stoves, the hall had a large white glazed stove, the foyer had a similar, slightly smaller one, as did the cabinet. In addition to these, there was one large brown tiled oven, another slightly smaller, and four even smaller brown tiled ovens, as well as one large unglazed and another smaller unglazed tiled oven. The kitchen stove included a baking oven. There were three chimneys for the fireplaces. The ceiling was made of tiles.

The small residential building along Itäkatu (today’s Junnila plot) was built of new logs in 1842. It was unlined and unpainted, with a lobby, a hall and two chambers and a kitchen. The building had a pitched roof. There were four windows and an additional half window. The attic had four double-hung windows. There were four half-transom doors. The hallway door was a board and batten double door. There were two large fireplaces and one smaller brown-sided tiled stove and a kitchen stove with a roasting oven. There were two chimneys.

On the eastern boundary of the plot was a row of buildings built together. The northernmost was a baker’s building, built of new logs in 1821 and in fair condition, with no boards or paint. In addition to the bakehouse, the building contained a chamber. There were three windows. There were two external doors. The baking oven also had a stove. The chamber had an unglazed tiled stove. The building had one chimney. Another part was also built in 1821, in the same condition as the baker’s pantry. The building had a sauna and a chamber. There were three windows and two doors. The sauna had both a stove and an oven and the chamber had a tiled stove. There was one chimney. The third part was a carriage house and a food store. Above it was an attic. The building was made of logs. It was erected in 1821 and was in fair condition. It had one double door and two single doors. The roof of the whole row of buildings was of boarded construction.

The outbuilding at the corner of the plot was built in 1839. It was unplanked and unpainted. It had a sheepfold, a barn for five cows and a calf, a stable for five horses and two barns with attics. The roof was made of boards. There were two double doors and two single doors.

The building alongside the bull pen, at the gateway, was in good condition and built in 1842, unboarded and unpainted. The building was a dormitory with a mezzanine. The building had one large double door and one smaller single door. The attic floor had three double-paned windows. The building had a boarded roof.

In 1862, the house insurance was renewed. The property was then owned by merchant I. J. Wesander. Now the stone building was also insured. It was built in 1795. The building is roofed with tiles.

The wooden part of the large residential building has not been altered. The building is in good condition. The small residential building has been boarded up and painted with oil paint.

The bakery and sauna building are now treated as a single unit. Between the bakehouse and the sauna part there is a hallway and two tool rooms. The sauna section is said to contain a threshing room with a tiled stove and a sauna. The sauna had an oven and a stove. In 1861, a new extension was added to the building. It was a dormitory with a carriage house and a two-storey storeroom. This part had a tiled roof, while the old part had a slate roof. The entire row of buildings was painted red.

The cattle shed was still unplanked, but painted red. The dormitory building at the end of the gate was the same as before, as were the latrine buildings. The two drive gates and the fences were also insured.

In 1898, the property had suffered a fire accident. The house was owned by Wilhelmina Wahlroos, the widow of a merchant. The damage was to a large wooden dwelling, but was not very extensive. A spark had flown into an umbrella between the fireplace and the bookcase, setting it alight. From there the fire spread to the wall paper, while the maid who had been watching the fire had been in the other room. When she came back and saw what had happened, she had taken a bucket of water from the kitchen and thrown it on the fire. The fire went out, but still managed to do a little damage.

Modification drafts

The outbuilding of the Pinnala was extended in 1891. The extension was added to the southern boundary of the property and became deeper than the existing outbuilding. Two two-storey dormers were added to the new section. In 1893, a low-pitched building was added in the center of the courtyard, part of which had an open roof.

In 1896, changes were made to the facade of the Pinnala building. A double door from the street was opened into the wooden part of the building, with one window. O. E. Frundberg’s new Rauma leather shop in the stone section was given a similar Neo-Renaissance double door and new stone steps to replace the wooden stairs that once extended the full width of the pavement.

In 1900, the Pinnala wooden building underwent fireplace modifications. Previously there had been one kitchen with a baking oven in the whole wooden building. Now it was desired to convert two chambers into kitchens, which made it possible to use the building as several separate dwellings.

In 1912, the next step was to convert the sleeping quarters on Kuninkaankatu into residential use and to renovate the living quarters in the row on the east side of the courtyard. One room and kitchen and one two-room apartment with kitchen were added to the building. In the courtyard row was a baker’s pantry with a pantry behind it and a pantry accessed through the same hallway. At the other end was a kitchen and pantry, accessed directly from the porch. It was also possible to rent the rooms separately. In the middle of the building was a separate room with a sauna stove, a masonry bench and a hotplate. The street-side building had a discreet Art Nouveau style panelling. The gate was also made in the same style. The plans were drawn up by Leonard Ahti.

In 1923, two display windows were built on the street façade of the stone building. The division of the wooden building continued in 1924, when another kitchen was built and the large hall on the roof was divided into two rooms.

In 1970, the whole property was converted into an art museum and the rooms of the wooden building, which had been divided into several apartments, were combined. The attic was also used for exhibitions. The plans were drawn up by Leevi Nurmi. In 1979, a new enclosed high gate was built in Pinnala. In 1981 a new sauna was built in the residential building. Part of the premises became a storage area for the art museum.

In 1994, Markus Bernoulli drew up a long-term plan for the restoration and use of the property. First the outbuilding in the courtyard was renovated and in 1997 the Einola building on the eastern boundary of the property was restored. The premises were to serve as a museum.

Current situation

Wooden building at the corner of Kuninkaankatu and Itäkatu
Short-cornered residential building, built in 1827, lined with horizontal boarding in 1837, hipped roof, pitched roof. The original design is exceptionally well preserved. Converted into an art museum in 1970.

Stone building
Two-storey plastered stone house dating from 1795, classical layout, saddle roof, the oldest private stone house in Rauma.

Residential building on the Hauenguonontori
A short-cornered residential building dating from 1842, originally a two-storey dormitory, later horizontal planking, old potted roof. Modification drawing of 1912 (Arvi Leikari), the cladding of the façade follows this plan.

Courtyard side row of buildings
elongated residential building, north part built in 1821, south part in 1861, later vertical planking. Originally a loft, sauna and summerhouse. Current layout from 1912 (Arvi Leikari)

Exterior row of buildings
Longitudinal outbuilding, mainly from 1839, extended in 1991, with a pantile roof and a pantile lining.

Gate
New large driveway gate.