Seikkla

History

In 1800 the land was owned by the bourgeois Gab. Oxell, who was considered poor.

Modification drafts

The Seikkla residential building modification dates back to 1905 and was designed by Arvi Forsman. The building was a semi-detached house. The large room facing the street was the parlor, the other large room was the hall, and in the middle was the pantry. The plan was to extend the building with a new chamber at the hall end. The room was to be turned into a hall and the chamber into a kitchen with a baking oven. A porch was built over both the new chamber and the kitchen. The renovation also involved raising the building and adding a new lining. The building was given its current neo-renaissance appearance. A stylish fence and gate were also added.

The oldest modification drawing of the outbuilding dates from 1893. The stable block and adjacent toilet block were replaced and a timber-framed log cabin was added to the east end of the building. The gabled building also contained a barn with a porch and a sleeping car.

In 1978, the Seikkla was redesigned and the toilet had previously been in a closet in the corner of the main room, but now it was moved to the porch in the closet where the attic stairs had previously exited. A shower room was made in the hallway at one end of the building and the porch was also connected to the washroom. The kitchen was modernised. An additional window was added to the long side of the building. The heating stoves were to be kept alongside the electric heating. In 1983, the premises were again being converted. Apparently, not all the changes planned the previous time had been completed in time. Now they wanted to rearrange the premises in a different way. In 1986, a sauna, fireplace room and craft rooms were planned for the outbuilding. The new part of the outbuilding was to include a carport and a storage room. In 1996, a new gate was designed on the site.

Current situation

Residential building
Short-cornered residential building, Neo-Renaissance 1905 (Arvi Forsman), saddle roof

Outbuilding
Exterior building with clapboard siding

Gate
New gate made from an old prototype.