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DESCRIPTION OF THE REAL ESTATE

General Information.

Address: 19 300 Ełk, ul. Zamkowa 1

Geodetic lot no. 564/3, area of 6443 m²

 Owner of Real Estate.

The Gmina of the Town of Ełk

 Perpetual Register.

KW no. 12943, Regional Court in Ełk, Perpetual Registers Department.

The assessed object consists of:

- land of an area of 6443 m²

- the building of the former castle with a usable area of 795.50 m²

- the building of the former prison with a usable area of 1,511.30 m²

- a storage building with a building area of 245.00 m³

- a gate-house with a building area of 12.00 m³

- the outside wall.

 Description and Location.

The assessed group of objects is located on an island on Lake Ełk, on the southern side of ul. Zamkowa, behind a high prison wall, in the central part of town. The plot includes the castle building, the former prison building, a storage building, a gate-house, and a wall. The location of the plot and the buildings is shown on Enclosures 1 and 2.

The castle building and the former prison building seen from Lake Ełk.

THE CASTLE BUILDING

The castle was built in the years 1398-1408 by Ulrich von Jungingen. It was a Teutonic Knights castle located on an island on Lake Ełk. The castle was renovated in 1497 after the 13 Years War. The building was remodeled many times, and finally rebuilt as a prison administration building at the end of the 19th century. The castle lacks any characteristic features of a historical style. It is a three-floor building with cellars and a usable attic.

Materials and Construction.

- the cellar walls are built from full burnt brick and stone

- the walls above ground are built from full burnt brick on lime mortar

- the ceilings over the cellars are built in the form of brick arches

- the intermediate floors are ferro-concrete „Klein”

- the stairs leading from the ground floor to the II floor are concrete

- the stairs leading from the II floor to the attic are detached, cast-iron; they are damaged

- the roof of the wooden structure is covered with tar board; it is damaged

- windows and doors lack woodwork

- the plaster on the inside walls has been torn down

- the plaster on the outside walls is concrete-lime with many defects

- the terrace and entrance steps are concrete.

Information about the Building.

The building was built in the years 1398-1406. It was last rebuilt at the end of the 19th century. In the eighties of the 20th century, the building underwent partial renovation and adaptation for the needs of a museum. It is built on the plan of a rectangle with two breaks in the front wall.

The building is recorded in the register of architectural monuments under the number WZK 534/844/91 from 12 September 1991.

The following renovation jobs have been performed:

- wooden ceilings have been exchanged for „Klein” concrete ceilings

- the plaster on the inside walls has been torn down

- some of the internal walls have been newly built

- the area of the new staircase has been prepared

- dividing walls have been built in the attic, and walls and ceiling have been insulated with „suprema”

- the wooden structure and the planking of the roof have been repaired

- the roof has been covered with tar board.

Technical Information.

  Description of the Present Condition of the Castle Building.

 Cellars.

Part of the building possesses cellars.

- concrete floors

- walls and brick ceiling covered with plaster

 Ground Floor, height 3.24 m.                                   

- floor - sand, concrete channels for the distribution of installation

- walls from full brick, plaster torn down - the condition of the walls is good

- the ceilings above the ground floor are „Klein” concrete

- windows and doors lack woodwork

 I and II Floors - height 3.97 m and 2.72 m.               

- floor - „Klein” floor slabs

- walls from full brick with plaster torn down

- windows and doors lack woodwork

 Attic - height 2.40 m.

- floor - „Klein” slabs

- inside walls from full brick and gas concrete, and from wood insulated with „suprema”

- the ceiling over the attic is wooden, insulated with „suprema”

Roof.

- wooden gabled construction

- wooden planking covered with a layer of tar board

- the roof covering is damaged, it is planned to cover the roof with ceramic tile

 Staircase.

- walls from full brick

- brick ceilings

- concrete stairs from the ground floor to the II floor

- cast-iron stairs from the II floor to the attic, in bad condition

The newly designed staircase is a space going the whole height of the building, with walls from full brick, and capped with a ferro-concrete ceiling above the level of the attic.

 Outside Walls.

The walls are covered with plaster. The façade and the side walls have decorative plaster with ornamental strips between the storeys, the south wall has smooth plaster. The outside walls are damaged, the southern side lacks most of the plaster, and the other walls have many defects. The doors and windows lack woodwork.

 FORMER PRISON BUILDING.

The building of the former prison was built around 1888. This building, located on an island on Lake Ełk, was used as a prison for women. It had this function till the early eighties of this century. It is a three-floor building with cellars and a usable attic.

 Materials and Construction.

- the cellar walls are built from full burnt brick and stone

- the walls above ground are built from full burnt brick on lime mortar

- the ceilings over the cellars, and over all the corridors on all the floors have the form of brick arches

- the intermediate floors  are ferro-concrete „Klein”, the ceiling over the II floor is wooden

- ferro-concrete stairs are located in the middle of the building

- the roof is wooden, gabled, covered with ceramic  pantile laid on full planking, in very bad condition

- the roof over the boiler house is flat, made from concrete, covered with tar board

- windows and doors lack woodwork, the walls still retain window frames and bars

- plaster on the inside walls has been torn down

- the storage building and the boiler house are covered with smooth plaster

- the boiler house has steel doors and window frames

- the floors in the boiler house are concrete

- the boiler house has pre-fabricated channel ceilings

- the outside plaster on the former prison building is concrete-lime, with many defects

 Information about the Building.

The building was built around 1888. It is built on the plan of an elongated rectangle. On the eastern side, at the gable end, a boiler house and a storage building have been added.

The building has been recorded in the register of architectural monuments under the number WZK 534/844/91 from 12 September 1991.

 n the eighties of the 20th century, partial renovation and adaptation for the needs of a museum was performed in the building.

 the following jobs have been performed:

- wooden ceilings have been exchanged for „Klein” concrete ceilings over the ground floor and first floor

- all the plaster has been torn down from the inside walls

- the boiler house has been built, its walls plastered, the steel window frames and doors installed

- some of the inside walls have been newly built; the walls of the staircase have been newly built

 Technical Information.

 Description of the Present Condition of the Former Prison Building.

 Cellars.

There are cellars under part of the building.

- the floor is brick and concrete

- the walls and the brick ceiling are covered with plaster 

 Ground Floor - height 2.98 m.

- the floor is uneven concrete

- the walls are from full brick, the plaster is torn down. The walls are in good condition.

- the ceilings over the ground floor are „Klein” concrete

- doors and windows lack woodwork, the old window frames and bars are still in the walls

 I and II Floors - height 3.02 m and 2.92 m.

- floors - „Klein” floor slabs

- walls from full brick, plaster torn down

- doors and windows lack woodwork

- the ceilings over the corridors are brick, an elongated crack is visible

- the ceilings over the I floor are concrete „Klein”, over the II floor - wooden

 Attic - height 2.48 m.

- floor - wooden

- inside walls - wooden

- ceiling over the attic - wooden

 Roof.

- wooden gabled structure

- wooden planking covered with ceramic tile; the planking is in bad condition; some of the planks and tiles are missing

 Staircase.

- the walls are from full brick

- the ceilings are concrete

-         the stairs are concrete

 The newly designed staircase is a space going the whole height of the building, with walls from full brick, and capped with a ferro-concrete ceiling above the level of the attic.

 Outside Walls.

The building is covered with decorative plaster with cornice profiles. The condition of the outside walls is poor, there are many defects in the plaster. The doors and windows lack woodwork.

THE BOILER HOUSE.

The boiler house was built in the eighties of this century. The building forms a part of the former prison, as it has been constructed as an annex to its eastern gable around the break. It is a single-storey annex with a shed roof.

The construction of the building:

- the foundation walls are concrete

- the walls above ground are from chequer brick, full brick, and gas concrete

- the central heating smoke-stack is from ceramic brick

- the ceiling is from channel slabs, insulated with mineral wool and covered with tar board

- the floors have a concrete foundation laid on the ground

- the chutes and pipes are from zinc-coated sheets

- the window frames and doors are from steel

- the inside and outside walls are covered with concrete-lime plaster

 THE STORAGE BUILDING.

The storage building has loading platforms. The building stands right next to the outside wall, close to the main entrance to the plot. The ceiling is wooden, supported by wooden pillars, and covered with tar board. The ceiling is in very bad condition, and requires a major overhaul. The walls are from chequered brick, full brick, and gas concrete. The windows have woodwork and bars. The floors are wooden and concrete.

 The building has four rooms.

 Technical Information.

Building area:                  245.00 m²

Cubic capacity:             1,150.00 m³

 The building has no historical value. In accordance with the Białystok Design Office report from 1981, the above-mentioned building is to be torn down, as it spoils the layout of the representative part of the area, and also because the outer wall, which is at the same time one of the building’s walls,  will have to be lowered.          

 Description of the Rooms.

- wooden and concrete floors

- walls with smooth plaster, partially without plaster

- wooden ceilings in very bad condition

- ceilings supported on wooden pillars

 THE GATE-HOUSE.

This is a single-storey building without a cellar, built according to traditional technology. Wooden roof covered with tar board. The building has one room. The walls are built from ceramic brick, plastered and painted. The floor is wooden, covered with a carpet. The windows have double-pane woodwork. The door is wooden. The building has electricity.

 Technical Information.

Building area:                  11.60 m²

Usable area:                    6.20 m²

The technical condition of the building is quite good.

 According to the above-mentioned report, the gate-house is to be torn down for the same reasons as the storage building.

 OUTSIDE WALL - BRICKWORK.

The wall surrounding the assessed real estate is made from ceramic brick. The wall is 2.5 bricks thick. The wall is founded on stone, and covered with two rows of ceramic tiles.

- height of the wall:                            3.80 m

- length of the wall:                     110.00 m

- volume of the wall:                   267.52 m³