Famuły Księży Młyn

This row of workers' housing belongs to Karol Scheibler's Księży Młyn, the largest of the company settlements Łódź's textile magnates built around their mills. Scheibler, who arrived in the city in 1854, began building the houses around 1870 beside his spinning mill, adding a school, hospital, pharmacy and store so the estate could function as a settlement in its own right. Construction continued in phases into the early 20th century, with the last famuły on Przędzalniana Street among the final ones raised. The industrial buildings were listed as a monument in 1971, and the whole workers' settlement now sits within Poland's national historical monuments as part of Łódź's multicultural industrial-city landscape. Many of the houses are still lived in today, while former mill buildings nearby have been converted into lofts, cafes and restaurants.