The workers settlement "Kaufhaus" is located on the border of two districts of Ruda Śląska, namely Nowy Bytom and Chebzia. The housing estate was built by the owners of the still existing steel mill “Pokój” The oldest multi-family houses called “familoks” were constructed in the second half of the 19th century. We can see them in Piotra Niedurnego Street. At the beginning of the last century, a shopping center “Kaufhaus” was erected for steelworkers and their families, from which the settlement took its modern name.