It is a typical example of a building from Orawa with a ‘wyżka’ on the upper floor. It belongs to the group of wealthier homesteads focused on agriculture rather than pastoralism or forestry. Its magnificent wooden structure with a shingled hip roof has always been popular with visitors. Marian Kornecki, a researcher and expert in architecture, noticed this building and drew it in his sketchbook capturing its shape and characteristic details (semi-circular doors, window joinery). The visible chimney is a result of the heating system refurbishment after World War I. Before that, it was chimneyless with holes in the roof for the smoke. The cottage was relocated to the open-air museum from the Jabłonka village in 1957. A folk legend has it that it was there as a dowry of a bride from Zubrzyca. The construction year 1843 can be seen on the crossbeam in the white room and in the alcove behind it one can find the date 1765 but this one probably refers to individual elements from the older building reused in the construction of the present one. Dried peat, at one time used as fuel, can be seen to the side on a stone partition while flax drying on the balcony introduces the theme of the exhibition on display inside the cottage.
Paś-Filipek’s Cottage
Beacon