Taka-Ambla

History

In 1756, the area included two plots of land owned by Reilander, as well as cabbage land owned by several townspeople. In 1800, the owner of the plot was Kaisa Grönqvist, a bourgeois dowager who was poor.

Modification drafts

There is an alteration drawing of the house from 1903. It was made by Arvi Forsman. There were three buildings on the plot in the same places as today. The residential building on the street side had three rooms in a row: two chambers, a kitchen and a small hallway. The tiled stoves in the chambers were now to be moved from the corners of the room to a convenient position in the centre of the building. The change also involved raising the height of the building. The slab fireplace was slightly enlarged, and the wall between the kitchen and the hall was demolished. The façade was given its current neo-renaissance lining and a matching driveway.

In 1906, alterations were made to the second residential building on the eastern boundary of the site, on the courtyard side. The baker’s building had been originally a semi-detached or single room, extended by a chamber. The building had a plank porch and a plank barn at one end. Now an extension was made on the side of the courtyard where the porch used to be, to form a kitchen and entrance. The building was thus divided into two dwellings. The baking oven was moved from its original position to another room. The building was raised. The outbuilding was also raised and a toilet block was added. Later that year, another plan was drawn up to open three windows on the neighbouring property. The entrance to the second dwelling was now via the former shed, whereas the previous plan had envisaged a door directly from the courtyard to the baker’s shed.

In 1951, a toilet was added to the street-side building. The porch was also extended at the same time. In 1995, an old-style gate was built on the Ambla and Taka-Ambla plots, designed by Jukka Koivula.

Current situation

Street-side residential building
Long-cornered residential building, neo-renaissance lining and elevation in 1903 (Arvi Forsman), saddle roof

Residential building in the courtyard
Short-cornered residential building, later vertical lining, 1906 modification drawing

Outbuilding
Vertical timber-framed outbuilding

Gate
Gate shared with the neighbouring plot, with a common drive gate and a separate access gate for both plots, using an old gate type from the 1990s (Jukka Koivula). The starting point was Arvi Forsman’s gate plan from 1903.