House moved from Żeromskiego 68
Piotrkowska 282
On the southern side, next to the gate leading into the White Factory’s iron courtyard is a house relocated to the Museum from Żeromskiego 68 street, which in the early 20th century, was called Pańska street. As was the case with the previously described locations, this street’s name refers to the original property owner, the industrialist Eliasz Pański, who moved there from Piotrków Trybunalski around 1900. The printer and publisher opened a large paper factory there. In 1925, the street was renamed to commemorate a famous writer and columnist instead.
The building belonged to the Paszczyński family. One part of the house served as the apartment of the carpenter Antoni Paszczyński and his wife Bronisława. Antoni’s sister, Anna, lived in the other part with her husband Bronisław Krajewski. One of the Krajewski daughters, Janina, went down in Łódź history as the director of the Ethnographic Museum between 1945 and 1954. As an ethnographer and museum curator before the war, she collaborated with institutions from Warsaw and the Pomerania region. In the ‘30s she helped create the City Museum in Gdynia.
Covered by a tall gable roof, this single-storey building resembles the wooden houses typical of Łódź craftsmen. Based on a rectangular design, the building features framed construction with clapboard walls. The decorative front door with glass panels adorned with floral motif wrought iron grating is the building’s distinctive element. On the yard side, there is a small glazed porch covered by a gable roof. Above it, there is a small mansard providing a bit of extra light to the attic.