Tiula

History

In 1756 the house belonged to Mikko Tiula. In 1800 the house was owned by the bourgeois Johan Panelius Sr. He also owned a field and meadow, a reef with a barn and two beach sheds.

Modification drafts

In 1898, changes were planned. There have been many buildings on the plot, along Pohjankatu, apparently a residential building, on the western boundary of the plot a residential building with a kitchen and two rooms, and a separate small building, perhaps a shed. On the eastern boundary there is a residential building with a baker’s shop, two chambers and a hallway. In the centre of the plot was an east-west facing building, probably an outbuilding. Now they wanted to extend the east boundary of the residential building with a room, kitchen and hallway. In order to ensure access, the building on the northern side of the street would need to be shortened slightly. An extension would be added to the north end of the building on the western boundary of the plot, with a hallway and three chambers. The building in the middle of the plot would have to be demolished to accommodate this extension. A new outbuilding would be built at the rear of the plot. The facades of the buildings are drawn as vertical boarded, the windows as six-paned, and their moulding would end in a triangular and chevron pattern.

Apparently the changes were still under consideration, as the next drawing of the changes dates from 1900 and was also made by Arvi Forsman. The plan was to demolish the entire building along Pohjankatu, the small building on the western boundary and the building in the middle of the plot. The residential building on the western boundary would be extended by a brick barn building at the southern end. The residential building on the eastern boundary of the site would be extended at the southern end to provide more rooms. In addition, a new outbuilding would be built in the north-east corner of the plot, as previously planned. The façades of the residential buildings are described as being vertical, with six-paned windows and classical framing. Neo-Renaissance moulding has been drawn around the entrance doors. A canopy has also been added to the south side of the barn on a separate plan. Apparently both the barn and the outbuilding at the north-east corner of the site were completed, as were the demolition works.

In 1901, there was still a desire to alter the interior and exterior of the building on the eastern boundary of the site. Two apartments were added to the building. The porches were full-wall high and had a gable roof that joined the roof of the building. The building was vertically boarded and the T-shaped windows, like the attic windows, were lined with a triangular pattern. This design by Arvi Forsman was eventually realised.

In 1904, changes were made to the building on the western boundary of the plot. The building had an apartment with two rooms, a kitchen in the middle and a porch in front of the entrance. Now the premises were altered to create two apartments in the building. One of them had two rooms and a kitchen with a baking oven, the other one had a room and a kitchen. Both apartments also had a small hallway. On the south side of the dwelling was a brick barn.

In 1916, a sauna was to be built on the second floor of the barn. In 1944, a stove and oven for drying spots were added next to the oven on the ground floor of the barn. The sauna on the second floor is not shown on this drawing.

The residential building on the eastern boundary of the site was extensively renovated in 1985. It was converted into one dwelling. The attic space was also converted into residential use. In 1985, a new semi-detached house, designed by Lea Varpanen, was built at the rear of the courtyard, on the site of the outbuildings. The old barn building also gave way to the new building’s driveway. A new outbuilding was added to the southern part of the plot in 1996. A sauna, garage and storage rooms were added.

Current situation

Residential building
Short-cornered, gable-roofed residential building, neo-renaissance style 1901 (Arvi Forsman)

Outbuilding
New building from the 1980s

Residential building at the back of the courtyard
New building from the 1980s

Gates
One gate made according to the old gate design, the other gate is otherwise made according to the old gate type.