The Blum House (Casa Blum) is a historic residence in central Focșani, built in 1880 for Ene Belea, a prosperous merchant from the formerly Wallachian half of the city. The house takes its name from the family of Dr. Herman Blum, who acquired the property during the 20th century.
The residence originally stood beside the Milcovel stream, which had marked the boundary between Moldavia and Wallachia before the unification of Focșani in 1862. By 1900, it belonged to the Carnio family, who had purchased it from Ene Belea, and later passed to Nicu and Sofia Dacu. Through subsequent inheritance, the property came into the possession of Dr. Herman Blum and his wife Betty Beinglas. Following its takeover by the state during the Communist period, the building accommodated various institutions, including newspaper and printing offices and a kindergarten. It was eventually returned to the Blum family’s heirs after 1989 and subsequently sold to a private owner.
The single-story house has an L-shaped layout and an eclectic architectural style influenced by late 19th-century European residences. Its facade features a projecting central entrance crowned by an ornate semicircular pediment, with floral stucco decorations, pilasters, and decorative surrounds framing the windows. A mansard roof with dormer windows rises above the building, while the main wooden entrance doors and interior woodwork feature carved vegetal and floral ornaments.
