The first tollhouses in Warsaw appeared after 1770, which coincided with the construction of the Lubomirski Ramparts, a fortifications line surrounding the city. They were placed at the largest roads leading in and outside the city. By the end of the 18th century, tollhouses were present in ten locations, including Mokotów.[1]
Between 1816 and 1823, across the city, new tollhouse buildings were constructed, designed by architect Jakub Kubicki, in the Neoclassical style. In total 9 sets were constructed, each consisting of two identical pavilions. Each set was designed differently.[2][3]
The Mokotów Tollhouses were constructed between 1816 and 1818. They were placed at the Union of Lublin Square, on both sides of today's Puławska Street.[4] One pavilion housed a tax collector, whole the other, a police officer.[1]
The west pavilion of the Mokotów Tollhouses in 2019.
Mokotów Tollhouses consist of two symmetrical pavilions, placed on both sides of the Puławska Street, at the Union of Lublin Square. They are listed under address numbers 1 for the east pavilion, and 2 for the west pavilion.[3][4]
Each pavilion has a base in the shape of a curved rectangle, to match the curvature of the roundabout at the Union of Lublin Square. They were designed in the Neoclassical style, with a portico that has two Doric order columns.[3][4]
^ abcEncyklopedia Warszawy. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 1994, p. 732. ISBN 83-01-08836-2. (in Polish)
^Jerzy S. Majewski: Warszawa nieodbudowana. Królestwo Polskie w latach 1815–1840. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Veda, 2009, s. 160–161. ISBN 978-83-61932-00-0. (in Polish)
^ abcMariusz Karpowicz (editor): Sztuka Warszawy. Warsaw: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1986, p. 221. ISBN 83-01-04060-2. (in Polish)
^ abcJuliusz A. Chrościcki, Andrzej Rottermund: Atlas architektury Warszawy. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Arkady, 1977, p. 208. (in Polish)
^Eugeniusz Szwankowski: Ulice i place Warszawy. Warsaw: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1970, p. 232–233. (in Polish)
