About this site
The building at the corner of Aleksanterinkatu and Albertinkatu was originally a school building. The one-storey log building with an attic storey was erected for Oulu's Finnish girls' school in 1883. The building was extended in 1889. It has Neo-Renaissance style board cladding with mouldings. The building has two entrances, both from the courtyard side. Aleksanteritori school is not the original name, but it has come into use on account of the opposite Aleksanteritori, now Keskuskenttä. The school building is part of an ensemble that includes the nearby Liljeblom and Waenerberg houses and the Santaholma merchant house, all of which are protected timber buildings. The building is a representative example of Oulu's Neo-Renaissance style timber building stock from the late 19th century.
Official description (Museovirasto) — machine-translated from Finnish
- Municipality
- Oulu