History

The building was erected in 1876 and converted into a mill in 1938 or thereabouts.

Description

The former distillery is located in the western part of the village. The distillery hall, designed on a rectangular floor plan, is linked to an octagonal western wing by a rectangular connecting section. A chimney rises on the south-western side of the building. The entire structure is made of exposed brick. The building, equipped with a basement, features a varying number of storeys depending on the original intended function of its individual sections. The middle section of the distillery is a two-storey structure, while the other sections have a single storey only, the octagonal section of the building being the only one without a garret. The individual parts of the former distillery are covered with separate mono-pitched roofs, gable roofs and multi-pitched roofs, all of them clad with roofing felt. The brick façades of the building, positioned on a brick and stone socle, are partitioned vertically by a rhythmic arrangement of lesenes. The windows of the building are varied in terms of both height, width and the material applied; all of them, however, are topped with segmental arches. The horizontal divisions are emphasised by cornices running below the window line as well as by decorative friezes which adorn the upper sections of the façade, which also incorporate additional embellishments in the form of oculi. The chimney is positioned on a two-stepped socle. The lower section of its base was designed on a quadrangular plan, while the upper part thereof is hexagonal in shape, surmounted by a tapering, cylindrical shaft. The interior layout is dictated by the function of the building, i.e. that of a mill. The original height of the hall in the rear bay of the structure was preserved intact, as have been the cast iron columns supporting the ceiling. The octagonal wing, originally conceived as a spirits storage facility, currently serves as a residential building. Notable surviving fixtures and fittings include a crusher manufactured before 1938 by the Gebruder Buhler Ozwil Schwetz company.

Private property — the structure can be viewed from the outside.

compiled by Kamila Witkowska, Regional Branch of the National Heritage Board of Poland in torun, 29-10-2014.

Bibliography

• Record sheet of monuments of architecture (2004)