Uppsala House

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Uppsala House
Uppsala maja
Uppsala maja Tartus Jaani tanaval esimese lumega, 26. oktoober 2012.jpg
Uppsala House in 2012
Uppsala House
General information
TypeWooden house
AddressJaani 7
Town or city Tartu
Country Estonia
Coordinates 58°22′59″N26°43′05″E / 58.3831°N 26.7181°E / 58.3831; 26.7181
Completedc.1770
Renovated1996
Technical details
Floor count1
Website
www.uppsalamaja.ee

Uppsala House (Estonian : Uppsala maja) is one of the oldest wooden buildings in Tartu, Estonia. It is close to St John's Church in the northern part of the Old Town. The house was renovated in cooperation with Tartu's sister city of Uppsala in Sweden, and was operated as a five-bedroom guest house until 2010. Since then, it has served as the office of the Department of Public Relations of Tartu City Government. [1]

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History

One of the oldest wooden buildings in Tartu, it dates from the 1750s. [2] The oldest part of the building is the northern part, dated by studying the timbers using dendrochronology. [2] This is an important date because it shows that the timbers predate the 1775 Great Fire of Tartu that consumed most of the wooden buildings in central Tartu. After the fire the city was rebuilt along Late Baroque and Neoclassical lines. [3]

Dendrochronology enabled later additions to be dated to be between 1777 and 1782. [2]

The house at the end of the 19th century Uppsala House in 19th c.jpg
The house at the end of the 19th century

The overall plan of the building was stable by 1828 when the two-storey house had this ground plan. The building has been put to a multitude of uses: in the nineteenth century it was used as a students residence and as a butcher shop. [2] Other professionals that have lived here include a saddle maker, a tailor, and an official of the Livonian court. In 1937 the building was partially rebuilt after a fire. [4]

Today the building has a double-sloped Mansard roof. In 1993 the twinned cities of Uppsala and Tartu agreed to a joint programme to cooperate in the "Restoration of Old Buildings" initiative. [5] The renovation of Uppsala House was completed in 1996. [4] Photographs taken before this renovation did not show any dormer windows, but windows were placed in the roof at the end of the building. [2]

The house was operated as a five-bedroom guest house [6] [7] until 2010, when financial losses led to its closure. [8]

Description

The house is located on one of the main streets in Tartu Old Town known as Jaani ("St. John's"). It is close to St John's Church, an older brick building. Both buildings are to the north of the town centre. The house is owned by the city of Tartu. The building was intended to be financed from a number of sources including rental of its rooms. In 2010 there was a crisis because the occupancy rates had been low at a time of economic recession. The accommodation is no longer available. [4]

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References

  1. Department of Public Relations on the homepage of Tartu City Government
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Historical Background". UppsalaMaja.com. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  3. "The Town Hall of Tartu". Tartu City Government. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 Saar, Jüri (28 April 2010). "Kahjumis Uppsala Maja viskab voodid välja" [Loss in Uppsala House throws out beds]. Postimees (in Estonian). Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  5. "Uppsata House in Tartu". visitestonia.com. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  6. Bain, Carolyn; et al. (2009). Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania (5th ed.). Footscray, Vic.: Lonely Planet. p. 113. ISBN   978-1741047707.
  7. Taylor, Neil (2008). Baltic Cities. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 77. ISBN   978-1841622477.
  8. Rozental, Väinu (10 June 2010). "Tartus majutusteenust pakkuv Uppsala Maja lõpetab tegevuse" [Tartu-service accommodation in Uppsala House completes action]. Äripäev (in Estonian). Retrieved 29 January 2014.