Like many of the streets in the area, Świętojańska was laid in the late 1870s,[1] boosted by the development of the city in the second half of the 19th century, thanks to the rising of the industrial and railway activities.
Typical from Józef Święcicki, the style of both elevations boasts eclecticism, close to Neo-baroque in the richness of the details, among others: cartouches, wrought iron balconies, bossage, bay window capped with an ogee roof and round top corbel table openings.
Otto Riedl Tenement at 2, corner with Gdańska Street 1911–1912, by Paul Sellner Modern architecture In the 1930s, Vincent Bigoński has established here a bakery that operated till 2020.
The building's elevation mirrors the neighbouring one at Nr.5, with the same architectural details (bossage, pediments and a dentil running along the top of the facade).
Hence one can appreciate balconies and terraces with sculpted balustrades, mullion windows, a grilled entrance door and elaborated ogee shaped front-gables.
Tenement at 14, corner with Kościuszki street 1912[9] Early Modern architecture The first owner was Veronika Szeszinski, the widow of laborer (German: arbeiter).
[13] Although the straight lines of the facade tend to reveal early modernist trends, one can still notice the Art Nouveau influence in the round bay window or the wooden pitch roof visible on top of the frontage onto Kościuszki street.
Tenement at 15 1896[9] Eclecticism The first identified landlord was Bartholomäus Ferrari, a baker, who lived at "33 Rinkauerstraße", today's crossing with Pomorska street.
One can mention the front entrance, flanked by lesenes and a heavy lintel, as well as the winged figure ornamenting the first floor pediment above the door.
Tenement at 19 1910-1912[9] Early Modern architecture, elements of Art Nouveau The owner was Reinhold Jacobi, a merchand living at "9 Viktoriastraße", present day 3 Królowej Jadwigi street.
[15] On the frontage, the early modernist trends are still under the influence of Art Nouveau, in particular in the round shaped wall gables and the bedecked portal.
[17] In 2003, the municipal authorities handed over the facility to the Medical Academy of Bydgoszcz, renamed "Collegium Medicum" the following year after its merging with Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń.
[18] The brick edifice presents an axis of symmetry in its middle part, as a reminder of its initial design for two separate entities.
The former address was first owned by Bartholomäus Ferrari, a baker, in 1893,[10] while for the latter, the first landlord was Theofil Krüger, a merchant, after completion of the actual corner house.
Tenement at 22, corner with 74 Pomorska Street 1896–1897[9] Neo-Renaissance & elements of Neo-Baroque Julius Hoffman, a secretary, was the first owner of the double house ("1 Johannisstraße 1" and "12 Verl.
On the other hand, some elements of Neo-Baroque are popping up on the facade decoration: very complex ornamentation of pediments and wrought iron balconies, large flower motifs on the second floor, topped on each side by a long plain balustrade standing on the roof.