Ivano-Frankivsk

Karl Weingarten's tenement house

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Description

  • The building was built in 1912 by the order of Karl Weingarten, a doctor of law, lawyer and entrepreneur of Jewish origin, who lived in this building with his family and rented out commercial and residential premises.
  • In 1938, Master of Pharmacy Oleksandr Weiss opened the tenth pharmacy in Stanislavov - "Under the Mother of God" in this building.

In 1912, at the corner of Golukhovsky (now Chornovola) and Giller (now Gordynskyi) streets, a monumental four-story building with two identical facades facing both streets was built at the expense of a Jewish entrepreneur (who was also a doctor of law and a lawyer). Thanks to this, the building has two addresses - 28 Chornovola and 17 Gordynskoho.

Weingarten and his family occupied only one luxurious apartment on the second floor. The first floor was given to shops, and the apartments on the upper floors were rented out to rich tenants.

In 1912, at the corner of Golukhovsky (now Chornovola) and Giller (now Gordynskyi) streets, a monumental four-story building with two identical facades facing both streets was built at the expense of a Jewish entrepreneur (who was also a doctor of law and a lawyer). Thanks to this, the building has two addresses - 28 Chornovola and 17 Gordynskoho.

Weingarten and his family occupied only one luxurious apartment on the second floor. The first floor was given to shops, and the apartments on the upper floors were rented out to rich tenants.

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HISTORY

  • The building was built in 1912 by the order of Karl Weingarten, a doctor of law, lawyer and entrepreneur of Jewish origin, who lived in this building with his family and rented out commercial and residential premises.

Until now, a tailor's workshop and a pharmacy are located on the first floor of the building. As for the pharmacy, it is one of the oldest in our city. It was opened in January 1938 by Master of Pharmacy Oleksandr Weiss. At that time, it was the tenth pharmacy in Stanislaviv and it was called "Under the Mother of God". True, the pharmacy business of Mr. Weiss did not last long, because already in September 1939, the first Soviets came to the city and successfully nationalized both the pharmacy and the building itself. According to the usual Soviet tradition, the premises were reshaped into smaller apartments and those residents who did not have time to take a nap, tenants, let's say, of a different social class, were placed next to them.

It is said that Karl Weingarten could not bear such an insult and one day went to the balcony of the fourth floor (although some sources claim that it was a window) and jumped down, thereby ending both his own life and the injustice of the world. We remember a postcard issued in Vienna by businessman Schreier in 1915. On the card you can see people standing on the balcony of the second floor.

Until now, a tailor's workshop and a pharmacy are located on the first floor of the building. As for the pharmacy, it is one of the oldest in our city. It was opened in January 1938 by Master of Pharmacy Oleksandr Weiss. At that time, it was the tenth pharmacy in Stanislaviv and it was called "Under the Mother of God". True, the pharmacy business of Mr. Weiss did not last long, because already in September 1939, the first Soviets came to the city and successfully nationalized both the pharmacy and the building itself. According to the usual Soviet tradition, the premises were reshaped into smaller apartments and those residents who did not have time to take a nap, tenants, let's say, of a different social class, were placed next to them.

It is said that Karl Weingarten could not bear such an insult and one day went to the balcony of the fourth floor (although some sources claim that it was a window) and jumped down, thereby ending both his own life and the injustice of the world. We remember a postcard issued in Vienna by businessman Schreier in 1915. On the card you can see people standing on the balcony of the second floor.

INTERESTING FACTS

  • Weingarten and his family occupied only one luxurious apartment on the second floor. The first floor was given to shops, and the apartments on the upper floors were rented out to rich tenants.
  • Until now, a tailor's workshop and a pharmacy are located on the first floor of the building.
  • Weingarten and his family occupied only one luxurious apartment on the second floor. The first floor was given to shops, and the apartments on the upper floors were rented out to rich tenants.
  • Until now, a tailor's workshop and a pharmacy are located on the first floor of the building.