Dom Esterki is a reconstructed historic house on the north side of Radom’s Market Square, beside Dom Gąski. Its story includes a wartime demolition, a postwar rebuild and a name rooted in local tradition, making it a useful stop on a walk through the Old Town.
- Location: Rynek 5, beside Dom Gąski at Rynek 4.
- Setting: the north side of the Market Square, near ul. Szpitalna.
- Nearby: Miasto Kazimierzowskie and the Jacek Malczewski Museum are part of Radom’s historic area.
Locating Dom Esterki
Dom Esterki is on the north side of Radom’s Market Square, at Rynek 5, next to Dom Gąski at Rynek 4. The houses sit near the junction with ul. Szpitalna, so the square is a straightforward landmark to use when finding them on foot.
Radom’s official tourism site describes Miasto Kazimierzowskie as a historic area that includes the Market Square and the Jacek Malczewski Museum. From Hotel E7, Dom Esterki is about a 23-minute walk.
The building and its history
Dom Esterki’s present appearance is a postwar reconstruction, not a faithful copy of the earlier house. The Radom History Museum says the building was demolished during the German occupation in the 1940s and rebuilt in 1955–1956 in a Neo-Baroque style.
Because the demolition came before historical and architectural research, the house’s earlier story can be pieced together only from surviving photographs and drawings.
A drawing by Józef Brandt from the 1880s and a photograph from the same period show a high roof supported by corbels, two cylindrical buttresses with conical tops on the west side, and a tall stepped gable.
Early-20th-century photographs show that the roof and gable had later been lowered, with the gable changed to a lower stepped attic.
The name connects the house to a tradition identifying Esterka as the Jewish beloved of King Casimir the Great. That tradition does not establish the building’s original history. The rebuilt house’s appearance instead refers to nearby Dom Gąski, a surviving burgher townhouse built in the first half of the 17th century in the Early Baroque style.
What visitors can access
Check the official site before you go to confirm public access, opening hours and admission.
After the rebuilding, Dom Esterki was adapted for exhibitions. From 1 April 1957, the Radom Society of Friends of Fine Arts had exclusive use of the building and organized exhibitions there. The contemporary-art collection formerly shown in the Gąski and Esterki houses was transferred on deposit to the Mazovian Centre for Contemporary Art Elektrownia in 2018.
A walk to nearby old-town sights
Dom Esterki fits into a wider Old Town walk, with the Market Square as a natural starting point. Radom’s official tourism site describes a route that passes through the Old Town square and St.
Vaclav church, then continues through Miasto Kazimierzowskie and the Jacek Malczewski Museum. You can use those named stops to shape a route through the historic area, including a visit to Muzeum Historii Radomia.
FAQs
Where is Dom Esterki in Radom?
It is at Rynek 5, beside Dom Gąski on the north side of the Market Square, near ul. Szpitalna.
Is the current house the original Dom Esterki?
No. The earlier building was demolished during the German occupation in the 1940s, and the house was rebuilt in 1955–1956.
Does the name prove the house belonged to Esterka?
No. The name is linked to a local tradition about Esterka and King Casimir the Great, but the tradition does not establish the building’s original history.