Henryków () is a neighbourhood in the city of Warsaw, Poland, in the district of Mokotów.Rejestr Nazw Geograficznych – miejscowości – format XLSX, indemnification number: 172643. Warsaw: Główny Urząd Geodezji i Kartografii. 9 August 2022. (in Polish)] It is located within the City Information System area of Wierzbno, and partially within the municipal neighbourhood of Wierzbno. It is a residential area, mostly consisting of villas.
Henryków was established in the early 19th century, by Henryk Bonnet, a clerk and a judge. It was originally settled by French people. Throughout the 1920s and the 1930s, the neighbourhood went through major development, with villas being constructed within it.
History
At the beginning of the 19th century, Henryk Bonnet, a French-born clerk who served as the State Councillor and the judge in the district court of Warsaw, had bought an area around current Malczewskiego Street, establishing there the folwark-type settlement of Henryków. It was originally settled by French people. In there was built a small palace residence of the Bonnet family.B. Petrozolin-Skowrońska (editor): Encyklopedia Warszawy, Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, 1994, p. 245, . (in Polish).Teresa Mroczko: Vademecum warszawskie. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Warszawskiego Tygodnika Ilustrowanego Stolica, 1957, p. 139. (in Polish). In 1824, Louisa Bonnet de Belon (1802-1876), Henryk Bonnet's daughter, had married George Fanshawe (1789-1867; also known as Jerzy Fanshave), English-born chamberlain and colonel in the Imperial Russian Army. The couple had inherited the property around 1830.Jerzy Majewski: Warszawa nieodbudowana. Królestwo Polskie w latach 1815–1840. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Veda, 2009, p. 72. . (in Polish).Juliusz A. Chrościcki, Andrzej Rottermund: Atlas architektury Warszawy. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Arkady, 1977, p. 185. (in Polish) Around 1850, in place of Bonnet's residence, at current 107A Puławska Street, was built Fanshawe Palace, which became the residence of the Fanshawe family.Marta Leśniakowska: Architektura w Warszawie. Warsaw: Arkada Pracownia Historii Sztuki, 2005, p. 214. . (in Polish) In 1900, the palace was inherited by nobleman August Potocki, who, while never living there himself, had accommodated there the less wealthy members of his family.Jerzy Kasprzycki, Marian Stępień: Pożegnania warszawskie. Warsaw: Arkady, 1971, p. 144. (in Polish)
From 1867 to 1916, Henryków belonged to the gmina (municipality) of Mokotów. On 8 April 1916, Henryków, together with the rest of its municipality, were incorporated into the city of Warsaw.Maria Nietyksza, Witold Pruss: Zmiany w układzie przestrzennym Warszawy. In: Irena Pietrza-Pawłowska (editor): Wielkomiejski rozwój Warszawy do 1918 r.. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Książka i Wiedza. 1973. p. 43. (in Polish)Postanowienie z 17 września 1866, ogłoszone 5 stycznia 1867. 17 January 1867. In Dziennik Praw 1866 roku, vol. 66, no. 219. p. 276. Warsaw. 1867. (in Polish)
Between 1920s and 1930s, in area of Henryków were built villas.Lech Chmielewski: Przewodnik warszawski. Gawęda o nowej Warszawie. Warsaw: Agencja Omnipress. 1987. . (in Polish).
On 4 October 1996, the district of Mokotów had been subdivided into areas of the City Information System, with Henryków becoming part of the area of Wierzbno.Uchwała Nr 389/XXXVI/96 Rady Gminy Warszawa-Centrum w sprawie Miejskiego Systemu Informacyjnego w Gminie Warszawa-Centrum, In: Express Wieczorny, no. 268, 18 November 1996. Warsaw. (in Polish)
On 17 July 2014 was established the municipal neighbourhood of Wierzbno, which is governed by the neighbourhood council. It includes western portion of Henryków.
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