Black House in Szeged, Historic public building and museum in Szeged, Hungary.
The Black House at Somogyi utca 13 is a two-storey corner building erected in 1857 for the merchant Ferdinánd Mayer to plans by Károly Gerster, in a romantic manner drawing on English Gothic. Its name comes from the dark grey colour of its walls. It stands at a crossing where all four corner buildings date from the mid-19th century.
Originally built as a commercial townhouse in 1857, the building later served as a casino before becoming a museum dedicated to Szeged's history.
The building currently houses the Ferenc Móra Museum's permanent exhibitions showcasing Szeged's historical development through artifacts, photographs, and thematic displays.
The museum is at Somogyi utca 13, in the block where all four corner buildings date from the mid-19th century and survived the 1879 flood. The building is a branch of the Móra Ferenc Museum; temporary exhibitions change, so check the museum's website before visiting.
The intersection where the house stands is unusual in Szeged: all four corner buildings went up in the mid-19th century and survived the great flood of 1879, and all four are protected monuments. The museum also keeps the "Tree of the 46th" — a mulberry from the San Michele karst that still leafed in spring 1916 despite shrapnel wounds, cut down at the regiment's request and sent home to Szeged.
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