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The manorial granary from Rogów was built in 1684, as testified by the date carved in the two original copper weather vanes on the ridge of the roof. On one of them the crests of the much celebrated former owners – the Firlej and Wodzicki families -- are painted.
The granary is one of the most precious monuments of its type in Poland. Originally it was situated right on the Vistula river, as part of the complex of Rogów granaries where grain was stored before later being floated down to Gdańsk. Around 1870, the estate owner moved the building to the end of the village in the vicinity of the famous seventeenth-century Rogów manor house which no longer exists. At the time, red brick foundations and ground floor were added to the granary, which was formerly an entirely wooden structure.
The granary’s corner-notched log walls were made from fir wood, and additionally reinforced with a Lusatian-type structure. The walls of the third floor (attic) have a post-and-plank structure. The Lusatian structure is noteworthy for its corner posts with their 50x50 cm cross-section – each of them was made from only one piece of larch wood. Among the surviving original architectural details, the trick wooden oak door on the first and second floor is also noteworthy, fitted on wrought belt-strap hinges.
The entire building is covered with a half-hipped queen post roof, covered by a double layer of shingles. The granary’s window openings are semi-circular and are protected by wrought iron grates. At times they were covered with wooden shutters with semi-circular tops.
The last owners of the granary from Rogówa were the Skórzewski family whose estate was taken over by the state in 1945. The facility was purchased by the Voivodeship Officer for the Preservation of Monuments in 1972 .