Wähä-Kiwelä

History

In 1800, the Wähä-Kivelä plot belonged to the patron Gustav Stenback. He also owned a share of the barn. He was considered poor for tax purposes.

Modification drafts

From 1889, John Fredr. Lindegren’s alteration drawing of the buildings on the plot. In the surviving façade drawing, the residential building has a tripartite neo-renaissance façade and transom windows. The exterior of the building is vertically planked and has a six-paned window. The following year, there is an alteration drawing by Arvi Forsman. An extension to the dwelling was planned, but was not built. The house has two rooms and a hallway. The outbuilding wing has a baker’s pantry, hallway, sleeping quarters, barn and latrine. The cladding of the façades is drawn in the same style as in the Lindegren plan.

An alteration drawing by H. A. Toivonen dates from 1902. The plan was to combine the two rooms of the dwelling house and the hall with the baker’s building. The new intermediate part was replaced by a baking room and the old baking room by a chamber. The entrance hall became the kitchen. There were two separate apartments. Two new entrances were added to the front of the building. A new, small outbuilding was built on the eastern side of the plot. The fence and gate were made to match the neo-renaissance panelling of the building. An alteration drawing by Arvi Forsman for the roof entrance dates from 1903.

In 1971, renovations were carried out. The kitchen was relocated at the same time as the baking oven was demolished. Other fireplaces were also demolished and a sauna and toilet were added.

Current situation

Residential building
Long-cornered residential building, the northern part later, extension from 1902, when the whole building was redecorated (H. A. Toivonen), saddle roof

Outbuilding
Exterior building of boarded brick

Fence and gate
Reconstructed from the old model.