Hosch Manor House in Grybów

The Hosch Manor House is a former palace of the owners of the Grybów estate, who managed it from 1828 to 1918. It stands in the south-eastern part of the Market Square in Grybów. It was probably built in the second half of the 1830s.

Architecture

The building is brick, two-storey, built on an H-shaped plan. According to Wikipedia, this may refer to the initial of the first owner, Józef Hosch. The east and west façades of the main body are decorated with viewing terraces stretched between the side wings, supported on four pairs of columns. The decoration is modest: simple cornices, horizontal bands in the plaster and semicircular window hoods. The roofs are low and hipped.

Garden and surroundings

On the east side a small garden with symmetrical plots adjoins the manor house, descending in terraces towards the Biała River. On the west is a drive with a lawn, and on the south-west a single-storey annexe, which may once have held the kitchen. The whole is surrounded by a high wall with a gate on the west side.

Today

The interiors were rebuilt for the needs of a care facility. Today it houses the Bishop Karol Pękala Care and Treatment Facility, run by Caritas, so the manor house is not open to visitors. Nearby stands the Parish Museum in Grybów, and a little further Stara Baśń Castle.

Practical information

• Location: Market Square in Grybów, south-eastern frontage.
• The building can be viewed from the outside. Entry inside depends on the care facility.