Boguslawski Palace
Main data:
Year of construction: 1807
Year of reconstruction: -
Designer: Bonawentura Solari (?)
Location: ul. Zelazna 97
Boguslawski Palace is one of the most valuable historical buildings in Wola district. It was built in 1807 for Wojciech Boguslawski - the founder of the Great Theater, but already for 200 years, till today it is used as a school building. An orphanage and kindergarten function here (in different forms among time), led by the nuns of Virgin Mary Family.
The palace was owned by its founder till 1822, than it changed its owner several times. About 1826 two annexes were built. In 1862 the building was bought by priest Julian Felinski, who founded here a school and an orphanage. They were led by the nuns of Virgin Mary Family. In 1863 a figure of Virgin Mary was situated at the courtyard, it stand here until today. After January Uprising the Tsar authorities have closed the school, however, in practise, the teaching was continued. During First World War a military hospital for Russian soldiers was organised here.
During Second World War the building was just next to the border of Warsaw Ghetto. The nuns helped to take out Jewish children from the Ghetto many times and take took care after them later, because of that they were sent to concentration camps after Warsaw Uprising.
On 6th of August 1944 the building was bombed and burnt. After the war it was restored in a classicist style, according to a project by Beata Trylinska. A kindergarten has been led again here. During first years after the war, when the city was totally ruined, the nuns has organised a holiday camp for about 200 children here. From 1962 the kindergarten was lead by the city, and from 1989 again by nuns.
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