The House of a Weaver

Bielsko-Biała

Contact: ul. Sobieskiego 51, Tel.: 033 811 71 76, www. muzeum.bielsko.pl

The House of a Weaver in Bielsko-Biała is located on Sobieskiego street in upper suburbs of the town in a wooden building with a timbered construction. Building represents a unique example of architecture of the 18^th century that was destroyed by fire in 1808 and 1836. Until the early 20^th century there had been a house and a drapery workshop. There is not much known about the owners of the building, probably families such as: the Bartke (18^th c.) or the Bathelt (19^th c.). From 1873 there had been the owner Karl Nowak and after his death his widow Marie. At the beginning of 20^th c. there was located a shoemaker workshop of Antoniego Polończyk existing until the WW II. And after that it served as a regular block of flats. In 1974, Antoniego's son Wiktor Polończyk donated it to the state for museum purposes.