The Kraszewski House (; ) is a historic neoclassical house in Warsaw, Poland, located at 48 Mokotowska Street, within the South Downtown neighbourhood. It was constructed in 1860.

History The building was constructed in 1863, as a residence of writer Józef Ignacy Kraszewski. It was designed in Neoclassical style by Francesco Maria Lanci. While living there, Kraszewski published such works as series of feuilletons titled Listy z Mokotowskiej ulicy (The Letters from Mokotowska Street). In 1863 it was sold to businessperson Leopold Stanisław Kronenberg, and later, to physician and scientist Tytus Chałubiński, who lived there from 1877 to 1887.Michał Wojtcz. "Z przodu muzeum, z tyłu...", Gazeta Stołeczna, p. 3, 25 August 2020, Warsaw. (in Polish)Jarosław Zieliński: Atlas dawnej architektury ulic i placów Warszawy. Tom 11. Miechowska–Myśliwiecka. Warsaw: Biblioteka Towarzystwa Opieki nad Zabytkami, 2005, p. 393. ISBN 83-88372-30-0. (in Polish)

The building has survived the Second World War without serious damage. In 1957, it began housing the student club Hybrydy, and in 1965, it was entered into the heritage list.Wykaz zabytków nieruchomych wpisanych do rejestru zabytków (księga A) – stan na 31 grudnia 2022 roku Woj. mazowieckie (Warszawa). Warsaw: National Institute of Cultural Heritage, 2022. (in Polish) It remains the oldest standing building at Mokotowska Street.Michał Wojtcz. "Z przodu muzeum, z tyłu...", Gazeta Stołeczna, p. 3, 25 August 2020, Warsaw. (in Polish)Jarosław Zieliński: Atlas dawnej architektury ulic i placów Warszawy. Tom 11. Miechowska–Myśliwiecka. Warsaw: Biblioteka Towarzystwa Opieki nad Zabytkami, 2005, p. 393. ISBN 83-88372-30-0. (in Polish)

Its frontal façade features two commemorative plaques dedicated to its former residents, Kraszewski (installed in 1961), and Chałubiński.Stanisław Ciepłowski: Napisy pamiątkowe w Warszawie XVII-XX w. Warsaw: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1987, p. 141. ISBN 83-01-06109-X. (in Polish)Stanisław Ciepłowski: Wpisane w kamień i spiż. Inskrypcje pamiątkowe w Warszawie XVII–XX w. Warsaw: Argraf, 2004, p. 182. ISBN 83-912463-4-5. (in Polish)

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