Tommila

History

The land was owned in 1800 by the patron Thom. Sellman. He also had a field, a granary and a barn. Half of this property belonged to an adult son living in Stockholm.

Modification drafts

The 1898 drawing of the residential building on the north side of Tommila was drawn by Arvi Forsman. Before the alteration, the building had three rooms on the street side and a small kitchen with a baking oven. An extension was to be made on the courtyard side, with a kitchen and a new baking oven. The old kitchen was connected to the chamber. On the courtyard side, there was already a boarded-up porch. The lining of the building was proposed to have a neo-renaissance, lattice effect, and the gateway to be structured in the same way. The windows were four-paned. The roof of the building was clapboarded.

The exterior row of buildings on the northern boundary of the site had both board and batten elements. The intention was to demolish part of the west end of the building and add more rooms at the east end. A small, separate building was also demolished in the middle of the plot. The exterior of the building was structured with horizontal and vertical mouldings.

The next modification drawing for the residential building dates from 1907. Now a wing was added to one end of the building, with a room and kitchen. Both two-room and kitchen apartments were accessed through the kitchen, so that the front door led directly into the kitchen. The cladding of the façade was now shown in a different style to the previous alteration drawing. The planking on the attic floor was smooth and the planking on the lower part was vertical. The simple moulding of the T-shaped windows had a neo-renaissance effect. The façade also included a new gateway with a closed lower part and a grille at the top. Apparently, the planking on the previous alteration drawing had never been implemented. Other buildings on the site included a second, angled residential building along the street and two outbuildings in the courtyard, one on the northern boundary and one facing east-west in the southern part of the courtyard.

The oldest modification drawing for the building on the southern part of the plot dates from 1901, and was drawn by Arvi Forsman. Before the alteration, the building had housed a baker’s shop, a small pantry and a larger room down the street, and a room with a two-burner oven in the courtyard. Now the premises were changed to include two large rooms on the street side and the baking oven was moved to a narrow room in the courtyard wing. The other room became a regular pantry. A plank porch was built in the corner of the building. The façade was proposed to be lined with vertical boarding and the T-shaped windows were surrounded by Neo-Renaissance-style boarding. The exterior was apparently to be completely rebuilt, but on the former site. Three log rooms and a privy wing were added. In 1937, alterations were made to the outbuilding, which then stood on the southern boundary of the site. The building was converted to a hipped roof and a carport, latrine and sauna were added.

The long outbuilding on the northern part of the site was replaced by a new, smaller building in 1950. It added a sauna, wood stove, latrine and one room with a fireplace. A basement was also added to the pulpit-roofed building.

In 1947, the appearance of the residential building on the northern part of the plot was altered to match that of a detached house of the period. The windows were made shallow and were of two and three-paned design. The gable roof was changed to a high pitched roof and the walls were covered with a panelled roof. The interiors were also modernised. The plan also included a bathroom. A wood-burning stove and a wood-burning stove remained. In the same year, the attic floor was converted into living quarters and all the rooms were combined into one apartment. A boiler room and an oil tank were built in the basement of the outbuilding. The outhouse was removed as redundant.

The residential building on the southern half of the plot was altered in 1956. Its appearance was also changed to match the new detached house. The tall windows were replaced with low ones and the plan showed a new roof cladding. A small toilet room was added.

In 1973, the north side of the house was combined into a single apartment and two rooms, a hall and a toilet were built in the attic. The building was converted to central heating. A boiler room was placed in the basement of the outbuilding. A sauna was also added to the outbuilding. In 1983, the kitchen was moved from the courtyard to the street side. Other arrangements were also made in the rooms.

The residential building on the southern part of the plot was renovated in 2000 and the low windows were replaced by high, T-shaped windows.

Current situation

Northern residential building
Timber-framed residential building from the end of the 19th century, the present building dates from 1947, with a saddle roof.

Southern residential building
Short-cornered dwelling, south wing with long corners, vertical boarding from 1956. The drawing shows a ceiling staircase.

Outbuilding
Cement brick exterior

Exterior building
Vertical boarded exterior building from 1950.

Gate
A gate made in the old style.