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In the center of C\u0113sis, where nowadays a green lawn and comfortable bench stretch opposite the “Pearl of C\u0113sis” sculpture, there once stood a small building with the address 14 Riga Street. The narrow plot and small structure still stood out in the Riga Street landscape in the thirties, contrasting with the more substantial neighboring properties. <\/p>\n

The property’s history begins in the mid-17th century \u2013 archive materials show that Jesuit Olaj’s house was located here, which belonged to Vite, while the land belonged to the deceased pastor Meijer’s heirs. In the mid-18th century, the plot was added to the adjacent property, now known as 16 Riga Street, and was marked on maps as No. 24. <\/p>\n

On January 10, 1868, locksmith master Friedrich Boltzmann purchased the house at 14 Riga Street from the Kolmann family for 1500 rubles. 1879. In maps from 1879 (survey year) \/ 1895 (map publication year), two separate properties are already visible \u2013 24a and 24b \u2013 indicating further development. During this time, Boltzmann expanded his properties by also purchasing part of plot No. 21 (now 5 L. School Street), where two buildings were located. <\/p>\n

Friedrich Boltzmann’s life story reflects the fragility of the era \u2013 in 1902, he lost his wife Ernestine, who died of pneumonia at age 57. That same year, in autumn, Friedrich also passed away, reaching 62 years of age. Both were buried in the C\u0113sis German cemetery, where a granite monument was erected in their memory. <\/p>\n

After their parents’ death, the properties were inherited by their son Karl Boltzmann and daughter Johanna Lorenz. Although Karl tried to acquire his sister’s share as well, legal complications and unfulfilled promises delayed this process until 1925, when the entire property was registered in his name. <\/p>\n

The house at 14 Riga Street served not only as a residential building \u2013 businesses also operated there. 1931. In 1931, J. Ciemi\u0146\u0161 opened a uniform and civilian tailor workshop here with an entrance from Riga Street. City life also brought harder moments \u2013 in 1933, the store window was broken and goods were stolen, while in 1936, the owner himself was fined for not maintaining the sidewalk properly. <\/p>\n

The building’s story ended during a time of political change \u2013 on May 16, 1940, the C\u0113sis-Madona land registry department registered the Latvian Ministry of Finance’s request to register the properties at 14 Riga Street and 5 L. School Street in the name of the Latvian Credit Bank, as Karl Boltzmann had emigrated to Germany. Unfortunately, no data has been preserved about when and why the building was demolished. The empty space later gained new life \u2013 it became an attractive resting place with sculptor Maija Balti\u0146a’s sculpture “Pearl.” <\/p>\n

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\n<\/em>Dace Cepur\u012bte, Mg. hist., Research \u201cC\u0113snieks un jego nams<\/a>\u201d
\nCollections of the Cesis Castle Museum and the Central Library
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Even in the 1930s, when C\u0113sis center was already widely built up, this narrow plot with its small building remained an unusual element in the Riga Street landscape, similar to the building at 17a Riga Street.<\/p>\n

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  • 1868: Locksmith master Friedrich Boltzmann buys a brick residential house at 14 Riga Street from the Kolmann family for 1500 rubles.<\/li>\n
  • 1879-1895: The city plan shows the division of the land plot, where 14 Riga Street is marked as a separate property with number 24b.<\/li>\n
  • 1883: Friedrich Boltzmann buys part of the neighboring property at 12 Riga Street, which was located next to L. School Street.<\/li>\n
  • 1902: Both Friedrich Boltzmann’s wife Ernestine (May 1st) and Friedrich himself (November 5th) die of pneumonia.<\/li>\n
  • 1914: Karl Boltzmann and his sister Johanna Lorenz reach a peace agreement about dividing the inheritance.<\/li>\n
  • 1925: The property at 14 Riga Street and 5 L. School Street is registered in Karl Boltzmann’s name.<\/li>\n
  • 1931: J. Ciemi\u0146\u0161 opens a uniform and civilian tailor workshop in the building; L.V. G\u0113gingers candy store also operates in the premises.<\/li>\n
  • 1933: Criminals break a window of the store at 14 Riga Street and steal goods.<\/li>\n
  • 1936: Karl Boltzmann is fined for not maintaining the sidewalk properly.<\/li>\n
  • 1940: After Karl Boltzmann emigrates to Germany, the property is registered to the Latvian Credit Bank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1819,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[204,221],"product_tag":[317,208,358],"class_list":{"0":"post-1817","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-cesis-house","7":"product_cat-shops","8":"product_tag-shop","9":"product_tag-us","10":"product_tag-workshop","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"product-type-simple"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1817"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1817"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}