Ender Family Palace

The Ender Family Palace stands on Zamkowa Street in Pabianice and is the most impressive factory owner's residence in the city. The eclectic building was erected in 1883 for a family whose name is still associated with Pabianice's textile industry, and it now houses the Starostwo Powiatowe w Pabianicach [District Starost's Office].

Who built the palace

The palace's first owner was Teodor Ender, who took it over from 1884. Karol Ender came to Pabianice in 1858, and in 1872 together with the Krusche family he founded the Krusche&Ender company, one of the largest textile plants in the Łódź region.

Interiors of the former residence

The palace once housed interiors with a collection of artworks, testament to the wealth of the factory owner family. The building is adjacent to the former Krusche-Ender Factory, with which it forms together one complex of Pabianice's former industrial residence.

Fate after the war

After the Second World War the palace was taken over by the state, and the Krusche-Ender plants were nationalised and renamed Pabianice Cotton Industry Works named after Fighters of the 1905 Revolution. The building then served as a cultural centre for the PZPB "Pamotex" works, before passing to district administration.

Heritage protection

The palace was entered in the register of monuments under number A/269, with an entry from 16 September 1980. It stands in the neighbourhood of other monuments of the former factory district, including the evangelical-Augsburg church of St. Peter and St. Paul and the Krusche Palace, the former residence of the family with whom the Enders conducted their joint business.

Practical information

• Address: ul. Zamkowa 5, Pabianice.
• Access: on foot in the centre of Pabianice, at the intersection of Zamkowa and Piłsudskiego streets.
• What to expect: seat of the district starost's office, the building is viewed mainly from outside, entry to the interiors during office hours.