Wähä-Kirwelä

History

In 1800 the plot was owned by a bourgeois dowager Leena Korsman. She also owned a barn outside the town.

Fire insurances

The house was insured against fire in 1857, when it was owned by the bourgeois R. W. Rostedt. At that time, there were two buildings on the plot of land along Eteläpitkäkatu. The main building was old but in good condition. The roof was boarded up. The six windows were six-paned and there were three more in the attic. There were five rooms: an entrance hall, a hall and three chambers with a total of four tiled stoves. One of the ovens was brown-tiled, one green-tiled and two brick ovens. Two of the rooms had paper wallpaper. The log outbuilding at the back of the courtyard was not insured, but a driveway and a separate access gate were noted on the policy.

In 1876, Alma Maria Kordel, daughter of the mate, took out a new insurance policy on the house. There were now three buildings. The main building had remained the same, but had been painted red and other repairs had been made. The building at the back of the courtyard was old, and consisted of a bakehouse, a hall and a dormitory. The timber-framed wood shed on the east side of the property had been built the previous year.

In the 1890s, the house was owned by a sailor Johan Wanlund. In 1898 the house was reassessed due to renovations and rising prices in the area. The main house now had a hall and three living rooms, as well as a kitchen. The outbuilding, comprising a baker’s shop, a sleeping room, a hall and a barn, was old. The wooden outhouse also had a latrine.

Modification drafts

The oldest modification drawing from 1892 is by John Fredr. Lindegren. Along the street was a semi-detached dwelling with a kitchen, hall, three rooms and a porch. They wanted to raise the height of the building, as the height to the eaves was only 3,55 m. The height would be 4,5 m if the building were raised. The pitched roof would be replaced with a felt roof and the low windows with larger, modern lattice windows. The building’s façade cladding would be three-part vertical planking and the window linings and pilasters would be Neo-renaissance in style. The alteration drawing by Arvi Forsman dates from 1902. It shows that there is another residential building on the site, as well as an outbuilding. The building on the south side of the street is to be extended with a kitchen and a porch on the courtyard side. The extension will be on the western boundary

of the plot. The building at the rear of the courtyard, on the northern boundary of the plot, has had rooms of different widths. Now there will be two chambers and a baking room, all of the same width. There will also be a new porch. The outbuilding will have a log room and the toilet block will be rebuilt. There are also board sheds in the building.

In 1925, the baking oven of the house in the courtyard is dismantled and a conventional wood-burning stove is installed in the room. A small sleeping chamber is separated from the kitchen.

In 1982, an extension is built to the courtyard building, linking it to the outbuilding on the eastern side of the site. The new part will have one living room and a sauna. At the same time, the kitchen will be modernised. In 1983, the street-side building will be renovated. A sauna is planned for the outbuilding, but the project is not realised. An old-style gate will be built along the street. In 1986, a shower room and a utility room were added. The position of the kitchen furniture will be changed from the previous plan, so that a door can be opened into the dining room, which was previously a bedroom.

Current situation

Residential building along the street
A short-cornered residential building with a pavement lining on the street façade and wide, ribbed horizontal boarding on the courtyard side. Raised and lined with neo-Renaissance style in 1892 (John F. Lindegren). Extension 1902.

Residential building in the courtyard
Short-cornered dwelling, raised in 1902.

Outbuilding
Vertical timber-framed outbuilding.

Gate
Made in the old style.