In the 1850s, the new railway track leading to Toruń cut the village of Bleichfelde (today's Bialewy district) into two parts.
The southern side was then the target of financial magnates of Bromberg, parcelling out family farms from the newly acquired swaths of land.
Originally the building had a symmetrical facade along a two-storey avant-corps topped with battlements, where was located the main entrance,[9] and three extra barracks for the sick.
Additional elements were built regularly until 1910: In 1919, with the recreation of the Polish state, city authorities took over the hospital from Prussian militaries.
In 1990, the edifice became the property of the Regional Treasure Department:[9] at that time, several buildings passed to the ownership of the Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, which housed here offices of the rector, two deaneries, college administrators, some classrooms, a cafeteria and an additional dormitory.
Its appearance resembled a fortress, but these stylistic features have been lost during the complex reconstruction carried out in 1947–1948,[9] which also wiped away the avant-corps, changed the size and shape of the windows, added a fourth floor and extended the gable to the whole edifice.
[13] Lastly, Richard Reimer, a metal construction specialist, purchased the house at the eve of the 20th century and kept it until the oubreak of WWII.
Biziel's tenement house at 8 1906-1907[8] Late Art Nouveau, early Modern architecture The first landlord was Leonhard ßech, a foutain builder (German: brunnenbaumeister).
[14] In 1930, Jan Biziel, a local physician, social activist and city councilor of Bydgoszcz, bought this building, albeit still living at 3 Cieszkowskiego street.
One can notice the presence of an Art Nouveau stucco on the top of the elevation, as well as a double-panel carved wooden door.
[19] From 1927 to 1938,[20] the premises housed the Municipal Institute of Music (Polish: Miejski Instytut Muzyczny), before it moved to 71 Gdańska Street.
[22] The main elevation shows neo-classical style with bossage, pediments and an entrance portal embellished with two flanking columns.
[24] He was serving at the 3rd (Neumark) Mounted Grenadiers "Baron Derfflinger" on "Schubiner straße" (now "Ulica Szubińska").
[17] The municipality authorities purchased the building in 2017, in order to set up a specialized kindergarten for visually impaired and blind children, as an extension of the main schooling complex located on the abutting plot.
Two murals have been realized on the large side facades: Tenement house at 18 1911-1912[8] Early Modern architecture First landlord was Otto Krauße, working as an assistant in the postal service.
The damaged building still showcases nice features: a large transom light above the entrance door, original wrought iron fenced balconies, a rectangle bay window and an ogee wall gable topped by spheric pinnacles.
[34] Early modernist elements, inspired by Art Nouveau but bare of any superfluous motifs, are incorporated into the facade: a round columned open bay window, loggias and an top arched wall gable.
The only compromise is reduced to the entrance door, with stylized columns and a minimalist floral motif frieze in place of the lintel.
[37] The ground floor had a large hall and three rooms, while the upper storeys were supposed to house wounded blind soldiers and orphans children from fallen military.
After the war, both associations (ZIW and ZOŻ) were dissolved by the communist authorities in 1950: the edifice was transferred to the State Treasury.