Atmodas (Awakening) Street Houses No. 8, 6 and 4

№ 8, № 6, № 4 Atmodas Street around 1910

№ 4 Atmodas Street in 2014

The first building on the left was at № 8 Atmodas Street. The building was built in the 1780s by master builder Michael Grüneisen. In 1789 it was bought from the heirs of Grüneisen by the Mayor Gebhard, but from Gebhard in 1798 the goldsmith and at the same time the merchant of the 3rd Guild and the Town Councilor Christoph Friedrich Waegner (1756-1820) together with Catharina Eleonora Waegner, born Gebhard. In 1822, Vaegner sold it for 1,600 Silver Rubles to a local Jew, Markus Michel, who later acquired the surname Michelsohn.

In 1825, Solomon Mihelsohn had a Russian goods store here.

In 1827, Markus Michelsohn changed houses with his father, Solomon Michelsohn. The father took this house, the son got the one on № 2 Pasta (Post) Street, but in 1832 the son bought this house from the father for 1,900 Silver Rubles.

In 1875, the property was bought at auction for 5,750 Rubles by the merchant Adolf Königsfest, and in 1879 there was an Amalia Königsfest manufactured goods shop and a small items store. Leib Aronsohn beer and mead brewery was also located at this address. From 1884 to 1891, Adolf Königsfest leased the brewery in his own house to Eiser Becker, but his mead business was run by Janne Viguls.

By "own house", in relation to a brewery, probably means own property. At least in 1877, there was a brewery on the plot with a shingled roof insured for 1,000 Rubles, in good condition. The description of Courland industrial enterprises in 1887 states that the merchant Königsfest brewery produces 9,000 Wedro (bucket) of beer worth 4,500 Rubles from 1,200 Pood of malt and 15 Pood of foreign hops. In production, 55 axles of firewood worth 600 Rubles are consumed. There are 5 workers employed and they were living in the brewery. The brewery operates 65 times a year, sales are in the town and the surrounding area.

The brewery also produces mead. From 30 Pood of sugar and other raw materials were produced 300 Wedro (bucket) worth 240 Rubles.

There were also small items stores for Itzig Edelberg and Markus Kirschner.

A. Königsfest owned this property until 1914, when he had a manufactured goods store here. In the same year, Ansis Feldmanis bought the property for 3,800 Rubles from Königsfest.

In 1916 and also in 1918 there was Benjamin Tillim's colonial goods store and Marianna Hirschhorn's café.

In the 1920s, Kārlis Simutis had a beer and wine shop here, but in the 1930s - a 2nd class tavern for both Anna Simute and A. Briedis, as well as Janis Zeburliņš's inn. The last one bought this house in 1927 from Feldmanis for 10,000 Lats.

In 1928, at № 8 Atmodas (Awakening) Street, there was a cafe of the Aizpute Volunteer Firefighters' Club, but in the 1930s, the Latvian Retired Soldiers' Association's Aizpute Branch Club, A. Briedis tavern, as well as Ernests Ruņģs' necessities store and Jēkabs Gailis inn.

After the beginning of Baznīcas (Church) Street, the next house is at № 6 Atmodas (Awakening) Street. At the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, it belonged to Moses Oettinger. At the time of the census in 1811 and 1834, the owner was the widow Gutte (also Gitte) Oettinger, from whom it was bought by the merchant Johann Wiedner for 2,200 Rubles in 1837. In 1841, the property was bought by Israel Konrad for 2,600 Rubles, and since then until nationalization it has been one of Konrad's houses. The last owner who inherited it in 1935 was Sahra Konrad.

In 1879, there were the small items store of Mendel Brandenburg and Lewin Kirschner, the tailor shop of the tailor Herz Brandenburg and the shoemaker’s shop of Siegfried Haase, and in 1884 the colonial goods stores of Hirsch Haase, Moses Kirschner und Morduch Tuff.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Simon Vogel's small items shop and Hirsch Bernitz iron and grain shops were located in the house of Konrad.

In 1916 there was Andže Oše's tavern, Hirsch Bernitz's hardware store and Jēkabs Pūre's shoemaker's workshop, but on September 3, 1917 Griete Dumbra's bakery, which from 1918 belonged to Līze Dumbra.

In 1924, B. Kaganson's leather tannery was also located here, but in 1931 the Council allowed Taisija Jurkowskis to open a wine trade company here - a wine shop.

In 1939, Anna Trammdach's food and delicatessen was located here.

During the Soviet era, a municipal residential building was built here.

№ 4 In 1786, the former property was bought here by Solomon David, but at the end of the 18th century the land was the property of the District Administrator (Landrat) von Sacken, and there was a building on it where the Aizpute Police was located.

In 1801, the property was bought for 5,000 Florin by the merchant Pinkas Euchel, who traded here with local goods and goods imported from Russia. In 1802 and 1804, Euchel was the only trader of the 1st Guild in Aizpute, all the others - the 3rd or small traders. In 1802, his trade turnover was considerably higher than all the others combined. In addition, it is known that at least in 1804, Pinkas Euchel owned a paper mill and a colored paper factory in Aizpute. Unfortunately, it has not been possible to find out where they have been located. In 1811, Euchel was the Councilor of Aizpute. It should be noted that as early as 1797 he was the Honorary Chief of the Town Court (das Amt eines Ratherrn des Stadtgerichtes), also wearing the uniform. In 1808, his estate was inherited by Rahel Euchel, born Wulff.

In 1842, the property was auctioned off and bought for 1,600 Rubles by Rahel Euchel's heirs, who sold their purchase to Baruch Michelsohn for 1,500 Rubles a month later. Michelsohn, on the other hand, received 2,100 Rubles from Behr Peretz three years later for the same property.

In 1863, Behr Peretz was a merchant of the 2nd Guild. In 1879 he had a haberdashery shop here. Markus Kirschner and Ludwig Markau also had small items stores here, but in 1884 Ludwig Markau's small items store was replaced by the Christian Blumberg's saddler workshop.

In 1894, Rosa Markau, born Peretz, whose property housed Moses Roloff's ladies' hat and costume shop at the beginning of the 20th century, inherited property by court.

In 1916, there was a Theodor Glückmann's manufactured goods and haberdashery, as well as a colonial goods store. Glückmann's manufactured goods store was here at least until 1924.

In the 1920s, Dr. med J. Friedberg's private practice for "women, children and internal diseases" was here.

In 1930, the property was inherited by Rosa Markau's daughter Elke Estrowitsch. Then there was Benno Kant's tailor's and hatter's workshop.

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