Original scientific paper
The Kästenbaum-Korsky House, Hungarian Secession in Osijek
Grgur Marko Ivanković
; Muzej Slavonije
Abstract
In Chavrakova streed (today Europe Avenue) in Osijek is a row of Secession houses, including eight single and two storey houses built for renting for which the architects and buildrs were largely from Osijek. In the middle of the row was the house of Alfred Kastenbaum built in 1904 5 to the plans of the Budapest architect and builder Ferenc Fisher. It is a harmoniously designed house with an unusually elaborate mansard roof. Except for the central post office this is the only example of Hungarian Secession in Osijek. The post office would obviously have been Hungarian because of the Hungarian conerol of the postal Services, but this private house is surprising. The recent discovery of the plans for the Kastenbaum house, signed by Ferenc Fisher, has reduced the number of unknown architects of this secession wor. In recent discussions with Dr Ivo Korski, son of original owner, the author of this paper learned that Alfred Kastenbaum's (later Korsky) wife was the sister of Fishcher's wife so that the two men were brothers-in-law. This valuable information shows us that the building of a house in Osijek in pure Hungarian Secession style came about entirely throught family connections.
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Hrčak ID:
138684
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Publication date:
15.12.1996.
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