I. J. Paderewski’s manor house in Kąśna Dolna
Monuments
Kąśna Dolna 17, 33-190 Ciężkowice
Tourist region: Pogórza
tel. +48 146000016
The manor house, with the property comprising over 1100 ha, was Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s residence.
Today, it is the only preserved residence of this great pianist, composer and prime minister of the Second Polish Republic. He lived there together with his wife – Helena. The classicist building was built in 1833 – it belonged then to the Gostowski family. It is situated on the small hill and faces the east. To the west it neighbours the old manor annex. The single-storey manor house has a plastered, brick construction with a partial basement. The interior of the manor house includes equipped and reconstructed: a small living room, a Chinese room, a master’s room, a bedroom, living rooms (classicist and neo-rococo). Today, Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s old residence fulfils a function of a concert centre and a museum of the great composer.