Wähä-Kaukla

History

In 1756 the owner was Yrjänä Lind. In 1800, the property was owned by Leena Nylund, the widow of the former guard, and Jöran Lind, a former customs clerk. Lind had a small field, a dining hall and a barn.

Fire insurances and modification drafts

The fire insurance of the neighbour’s property shows that in the 1860s there was a residential building on the Anundilankatu side of the property and an outbuilding approximately where it stands today.

In 1895, the residential building was redecorated and the outbuildings were altered to replace the stable with a latrine and barn, and the former large macasin was divided into a stable and a macasin. The barn remained in its old location. The plan also included a gate. Later, in 1903 and 1904, the outbuilding was extended with a wing section.  In 1911, the wing was replaced by a wider section. In 1914, a porch was added to the courtyard side of the house. In 1938, the chamber nearest the gate was converted into a kitchen with its own entrance. The room was then easily rented out as a separate apartment.

The alteration drawing by Arvi Leikari dates from 1914. It shows that the building had had a kitchen in the middle, the width of the body of the building, with rooms on either side, and a porch in front of the kitchen, sloping at the corners.  One room was added to the side of the courtyard as an extension. A new porch was added to the corner of the building, with the same features as the old porch.

In 1981, alterations were made, combining the rooms into a single apartment and adding a bathroom.

Current situation

Residential building
Long-cornered residential building from the beginning of the 19th century, Neo-Renaissance lining 1895, extension to the courtyard and porch in 1914 (Arvi Leikari), saddle roof

Outbuilding
Lined outbuilding from mid-1800s

Gate
On the Anundilankatu side, rebuilt to match the 1895 design by John F. Lindegren.