Wähä-Kuuri

History

In 1756, Kuuri belonged to Sonck, the postmaster, and the plot called Wähä-Kuuri belonged to Henrik Kuuri. In 1800, plot 209 belonged to the poor patron Johan Grönberg.

Fire insurances

When its fire insurance was taken out in 1885, the house belonged to the tile oven maker E. S. Wallenius. There was a residential building on the property, which was in good condition and built in 1867. It was planked and painted with oil paint and had a shingle roof. There were five rooms: two halls, two chambers and a kitchen, plus two hallways and two porches with felt roofs. There were four tiled stoves and a kitchen stove with a bricked-in iron stove. The second building was erected in 1872 and was built in conjunction with the second dwelling. The building was made of old timber. It was unplanked and painted red. This building also had a pitched roof. There were three rooms: a loft, a laundry room and a hallway. The fireplace was a bakery oven, probably a sauna oven. These buildings were located along Anundilankatu and on the northern boundary of the property.

There was also a residential building on the eastern boundary of the plot, made of clay material with wooden structures. The building was in good condition and was erected in 1872, plastered with lime mortar and with a tiled roof. There were three rooms: a tile-baker’s workshop, a chamber and a kiln-room. There were two tiled kilns and one tiled oven.

The outbuilding was in the southern part of the plot, facing Anundilankatu and on the southern boundary of the plot. The log building was built in 1872, unplanked and painted red. The roof was of wattle and daub. The building contained a barn, a shed and stables, a lean-to and a chalet. There was a drive gate and a smaller access gate to the property, both painted with oil paint. The fence surrounding the property and the fence separating the cattle yard were painted red.

The main house suffered a fire accident in 1909, when it was occupied by leather manufacturer K. Fr. Sjöblom. The fire damaged the interior of two rooms. The house was occupied by workers from the factory. The fire was probably started when the four- and two-year-old children found matches hidden in their mother’s bedclothes. Both children were rescued at the last minute from the apartment, which had a door bolted from the outside.

Later, in 1917, the buildings on the northern side of the plot that are mentioned in this policy, were demolished by a leather factory. The residential building on the south side of the plot, along Anundilankatu, has maintained its original appearance.

Modification drafts

There is an alteration drawing of the buildings on the south side dating from 1888. There is a residential building on the site along the current Posellinkatu and an outbuilding on the eastern boundary of the site. The residential building is a semi-detached house. It has a hall and a room with a chamber between them and an entrance hall connected to the porch. At the north end there is an end chamber. Now it was desired to add a wing to the northern boundary of the property. It would have one living room. The outbuilding previously had a log dormitory and a timber-framed room made of boards. Now they wanted to extend the building with a barn and a second wood room. At the end of the building there is a small latrine and next to it an open fenced enclosure. The façade of the building is in neo-renaissance style, with tripartite panelling, four-paned windows and classical-style panelling of straight mouldings.

In 1901, a leather shop was to be opened in the corner of the residential building on the site, so the partition walls were demolished, the building was slightly widened on the courtyard side and a shop door was built in the corner. The drawing by August Helenius is accompanied by a drawing of the façade, with a neo-renaissance lining, but slightly different from the previous plan. A neo-renaissance gate is also planned for the site.

In 1935, they wanted to convert the premises, which had been a leather shop, into living rooms, a kitchen, two rooms and a hallway. The shop door was replaced by a window.

In 1980, the residential building was renovated and two apartments were equipped with modern washrooms and kitchens. In the second apartment, the washrooms were built in the porch area, which was completely rebuilt. A new, old-style gate was built on the Anundilan side. The apartments became rented apartments for the city.

Current situation

Residential building along Posellintori
Long-cornered residential building, neo-renaissance style c. 1888 (probably by John F. Lindegren), hipped roof.

Gate
Replaced by the old model in 1980.