The former Teodorof "Cireșica" sausage factory
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The building that once housed the former Teodorof "Cireșica" sausage factory has a long history, which dates back to March 1879. In that year, this building housed the headquarters of the Ottoman Consulate in Tulcea, and the first Ottoman consul in the history of the city was housed here - Paul Naum Efendi.
The choice of a building to house the Ottoman Consulate was not easy because it had to be in a considered "relatively" neutral area of the city, which was free of arrogance, but with a wall and was accessible to the Turkish community.
The building once housed the acaretres of the Tulcean defterdar, and at that time it was a one-story house with wooden and glass balconies, something very beautiful and eye-catching. The door of the building was a monumental gate, a true work of art typical of Ottoman, of which the stone masonry foundation with sand and hydraulic lime is still preserved today.
In 1902, Paul Naum Efendi is replaced by Dimitraki Teododosyadi Efendi, who lasts as consul until the beginning of the First World War. He is also the one who completely restores the appearance of the building. For the facade of the building, he hired a Levantine craftsman, a specialist in combining several architectural styles (neoclassical, baroque, Ottoman Gothic). All these changes take place around 1913, when the building becomes a reference for the whole city.
After the end of the First World War, the building had several owners. The last was Fany Ellman before the state confiscated the building and gave it to Societe Anonime Române "Prague", which made sausages and canned meat. In Tulcea, this society was represented by Ioan and Virginia Teodoru. In 1948, the building that had been transformed into a factory was nationalized and would receive the name "Dolphin", but the most beautiful house in Tulcea would become, in 1949, a neighborhood pub, when it would also receive the name "Cireșica". which will remain in the collective mind for a long time.
After the Revolution of 1989, the house was rented to a refrigeration equipment repair company, then it was sold to the tenant for 149,000 lei. It eventually ended up in the property of a real estate developer from Tulcea who took no action to repair or restore it. During all this time, the building has been constantly deteriorating. In November 2020, the "Cireșica" House was bought by Ion Luchian out of a desire to be rehabilitated.
Credits: https://dobrogealive.ro/o-cladire-monument-istoric-din-tulcea-va-fi-restaurata-istoria-tumultoasa-a-casei-ciresica/
The choice of a building to house the Ottoman Consulate was not easy because it had to be in a considered "relatively" neutral area of the city, which was free of arrogance, but with a wall and was accessible to the Turkish community.
The building once housed the acaretres of the Tulcean defterdar, and at that time it was a one-story house with wooden and glass balconies, something very beautiful and eye-catching. The door of the building was a monumental gate, a true work of art typical of Ottoman, of which the stone masonry foundation with sand and hydraulic lime is still preserved today.
In 1902, Paul Naum Efendi is replaced by Dimitraki Teododosyadi Efendi, who lasts as consul until the beginning of the First World War. He is also the one who completely restores the appearance of the building. For the facade of the building, he hired a Levantine craftsman, a specialist in combining several architectural styles (neoclassical, baroque, Ottoman Gothic). All these changes take place around 1913, when the building becomes a reference for the whole city.
After the end of the First World War, the building had several owners. The last was Fany Ellman before the state confiscated the building and gave it to Societe Anonime Române "Prague", which made sausages and canned meat. In Tulcea, this society was represented by Ioan and Virginia Teodoru. In 1948, the building that had been transformed into a factory was nationalized and would receive the name "Dolphin", but the most beautiful house in Tulcea would become, in 1949, a neighborhood pub, when it would also receive the name "Cireșica". which will remain in the collective mind for a long time.
After the Revolution of 1989, the house was rented to a refrigeration equipment repair company, then it was sold to the tenant for 149,000 lei. It eventually ended up in the property of a real estate developer from Tulcea who took no action to repair or restore it. During all this time, the building has been constantly deteriorating. In November 2020, the "Cireșica" House was bought by Ion Luchian out of a desire to be rehabilitated.
Credits: https://dobrogealive.ro/o-cladire-monument-istoric-din-tulcea-va-fi-restaurata-istoria-tumultoasa-a-casei-ciresica/