Villa Oksza in Zakopane, Wooden villa in Zakopane, Poland.
Villa Oksza is a wooden building in Zakopane featuring steeply pitched roofs, carved wood details, and decorative elements typical of regional mountain construction methods. The structure houses multiple rooms with traditional interiors and now serves as exhibition space for the Tatra Museum.
Stanisław Witkiewicz designed the villa in 1894–1895 for Bronisława and Wincenty Korwin-Kossakowski, and Górale carpenters built it in 1895–1896 under the name Korwinówka. Count Marcin Nałęcz-Kęszycki bought it in 1899 and renamed it Oksza after his wife Helena's Korwin coat of arms. The Towarzystwo Odrodzenie purchased it in 1920 and rebuilt it, greatly altering its original appearance.
The building displays hallmarks of Zakopane Style design with carved woodwork and regional decorative motifs visible both inside and on the exterior. The craftsmanship reflects local Tatra construction traditions where artisans demonstrated their skills through such residential buildings.
The building is located on Zamoyskiego Street at number 25 and can be visited as part of a museum displaying regional art and architectural history. Visitors should plan flexibly as opening hours may vary seasonally.
The villa's name comes not from its first owners but from the Oksza coat of arms of Helena, wife of Count Marcin Nałęcz-Kęszycki, who bought the house in 1899; until then it was called Korwinówka. In April 2015 the building won the "Zabytek zadbany" competition in the wood architecture category for its conservation work.
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