An Italian Renaissance-style residence built between 1881 and 1894 for Ludwik Grohman to a design by Hilary Majewski, standing next to Jan Kiliński Park.
Grohman Villa stands at Tylna Street 9/11 in the Osiedle Katedralne district, near the former factory complex of the Grohman family. It is a residence in Italian Renaissance style, and the grounds of its former garden are now occupied by Park im. Jana Kilińskiego.
The villa was built for Ludwik Grohman, son of Leon Karol Grohman, several years after his father's death, on the grounds of an already existing factory complex. Construction began in 1881 and was completed in 1894. The architect was Hilary Majewski, responsible for many Łódź manufacturers' residences of this period. The building was designed in Italian Renaissance style.
In 1894 the building was extended and divided between Ludwik Grohman's parents and children, reflecting the custom among Łódź manufacturing families of dividing residences between generations. A further extension was carried out in 1913. Ludwik Grohman married Adelma Paulina Trenkler in 1861, daughter of wealthy thread merchant Karol Trenkler, and her dowry contributed to the development of the family business.
The grounds of the former garden by the villa are now occupied by Park im. Jana Kilińskiego, one of the green enclaves in this part of Łódź. The building is entered in the register of monuments under number A/99, dated 20 January 1971. The villa also served as a filming location for the film "Escape from the Cinema of Freedom" directed by Wojciech Marczewski.
Grohman Villa lies near other traces of the city's industrial history, including Bielnik Tytusa Kopischa, one of the oldest surviving industrial buildings in Łódź. Nearby, closer to Księży Młyn, there is also Muzeum Pałac Herbsta, another manufacturers' residence now open as a museum.
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