He was the co-founder of the inland navigation company Lloyd which had its seat located downtown, by the riverside.

[6] Over the main front elevation (on to Gdańska Street) stands a three-story avant-corps with a balcony, set beneath the gable and the pediment.

The second avant-corps located on the northern side has an indoor loggia covered by a lean-to roof.

Also survived until today a magnificent woodwork and panelling, the ceiling with gold decorations, all made in papier-mâché technique.

The backyard (eastern side of the building) is adjacent to a small garden associated with Villa Wilhelm Blumwe, where stands an original 19th-century fountain decorated with polychrome sculpture of herons.