Farmhouse Korkoszow - Tatra Museum

About

In the northern part of Czarna Góra, in an estate called 'Zagóra', there is a wooden croft owned in the past by the affluent local Korkosz family. The layout of the buildings reflects the development of the Spisz croft from a simple bipartite one (consisting of a cottage and a stable) at the end of the 19th century, to a multipartite one in the 1930s. Alojzy Chyżny erected the first buildings late in the 19th century, then staying in America for several years. On his return to the village in 1919, he expanded the cottage, adding a sumptuous 'big chamber' with a komora (larder). Husband of Alojzy Chyżny's daughter Elżbieta, Sebastian Korkosz was the next to expand the croft. Further farm buildings added in the 1930s were a stone stable, a cart-shed and a pigsty. The first treadmill in the village was installed in the old stable. The 1940s witnessed the last stage of expansion with the 'summer' or guest chamber with a separate entrance through the porch added.

At a glance

• Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes