Teppola

History

In 1756 there were two plots in Teppola. One belonged to Niilo Åberg and the other to Wallenström. In 1800 the situation was the same. Plot 249 belonged to the bailiff Nathanael Berglund and the other, 255, belonged to the bailiff Bergström, son and daughter of the deceased. They had some land, but were recorded as poor.

Modification drafts

There is an alteration drawing of the plot from 1917. The building became much larger and taller, with a hipped roof and a façade reminiscent of twentieth-century classicism. Strong pilasters articulate the panelled facades. The windows are large but small-screened. There are eight panes. The window surrounds are simple, except for the side windows, which have an arched arch above and a mullion below, on which flower boxes were conceived. The cornice repeats the same dentil motif as the underside of the windows. The design was created by Helsinki architect Armas Siitonen.

In fact, a year earlier, in 1916, a new building plan had been drawn up for the site in accordance with the 1915 town plan. Onni von Zansen’s plan shows all the buildings on the plot, the residential building along Isokirkkokatu and the barn. The residential building on Koulukatu and the outbuilding on the southern side of the plot are marked for demolition and replacement by two large residential buildings and an outbuilding, partly made of stone, attached to the building on Koulukatu. The building on Koulukatu was, in accordance with the town plan, set back from the old Koulukatu line, as the street was to be widened. The building on Koulukatu was built according to Zansen’s design, but the base of the building on Isokirkkokatu was slightly altered and, above all, the facades were given a more contemporary look. Onni von Zansen had designed facades that combined Art Nouveau and Classical themes. Siitonen took a step in the direction of 1920s classicism.

In 1932, central heating was introduced in the building facing Isokirkkokatu. A boiler room was installed in the basement. Even the fancy stoves had to go, but the wood stove remained in the kitchen. The building also had a water supply, toilets and bathrooms, although there was no water and sewage system in Rauma at that time.

In 1983, the attic of the building on the Koulukatu side was converted into residential use.

Current situation

Residential building
Residential building from 1917 (Armas Siitonen), classical style, vertical planking

Residential building facing Koulukatu
Short-cornered residential building, built in 1916

Exterior building
Brick exterior building

Gates and fence
Replaced, in the style of the buildings.