New government in Arnsberg
The New Arnsberg Government is the headquarters of the Arnsberg District Government . It was created in several construction phases. It all started with the construction of the Catholic teachers' college, which was built between 1906 and 1909 . After the seminar was closed in 1924, further parts of the building were added and the government moved in in 1926. In 1964, a high-rise was finally built. The older parts of the complex are under monument protection .
Teacher seminar
At the beginning of the 20th century, Arnsberg became a center for state Catholic primary school teacher training. A teachers' seminar and an associated preparation institute were created . A seminar for teachers was also opened in 1905. At first, it did not have its own buildings. Between 1906 and 1909 a building for the teachers' seminar was built on what was then Strippweg, at that time still above Neustadt. The seminar had about 90 places in the boarding school. Associated with this was a practice school for 140 to 160 students.
With the reform of teacher training in the Free State of Prussia , the female teachers' seminar was closed in 1924.
Archives about the seminar can be found in the Secret State Archives of Prussian Cultural Heritage .
Government space requirements
The Arnsberg district government had its headquarters in the old government since the government district was founded in 1816 . This building from the 18th century became too small towards the end of the 19th century for the growing tasks in a strongly industrialized district. In 1914 the authority already had 233 employees. At the turn of the 20th century, individual departments were housed in a total of six or seven other buildings. There were also attempts to move the government from the small town of Arnsberg to a city in the Ruhr area .
In order to counter the lack of space, the construction of a new government building in the area of Löckestrasse was planned before the First World War . Due to the war, these plans were not carried out. The shortage of space increased. In 1925, the district government already employed 304 people. After the First World War, an office barrack even had to be built on Henzestrasse. In 1924 there were new press reports that reported an alleged imminent relocation of the government to the Ruhr area. However, this was opposed by the occupation of the Ruhr in 1923/24.
With this in mind, the end of the teachers' seminar turned out to be an opportunity to house the government in one location. The reconstruction plans quickly found the approval of the higher authorities. For the city, the construction fell at a time of crisis. Among other things, the economic crisis at the time and the closure of the main railway workshop led to a sharp rise in unemployment. The major construction site promised employment opportunities for a significant number of workers, at least for some time.
construction
The construction work was under the direction of government and building advisor Steffen, government building advisor Böttcher and government building master Winkelmüller. The large lecture halls were converted into 130 offices. The facade was also redesigned.
A clock tower and the so-called cash register wing were added to the seminar building. This is four-story, while the former teacher’s seminar is five-story. The cash desk wing has dormer windows and arcade-like windows on the ground floor. The five-story tower is made of partially plastered quarry stone masonry, and a large clock is set in one of the top floors. The tower is crowned by an eight-sided French dome . It rises at the end of the axis of Henzestrasse. Another extension to the north with another tower was not implemented.
A large building with a total of 19 axes was created in a privileged location. It became a landmark of the new town. In spite of the different construction times, the two components with their slightly Gothic-style design look very harmonious.
High-rise extension
The enlargement eliminated a key argument from those in favor of moving the government. However, the construction was only temporarily sufficient for the growing tasks. Between 1961 and 1964, an eleven-story high-rise building was added. The urban development goal was to give the Neustadt an urban focus by means of a massive, eye-catching structure. This should be harmoniously connected to the old building. The architect was Peter Poelzig from Berlin. In the city itself, the dominant building was not without controversy. This also proved to be insufficient in the long run.
The old building was entered in the list of monuments of the city of Arnsberg in 1986 under the number DL 193 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Minister of Public Works: The Administration of Public Works in Prussia 1900 to 1910. Berlin 1912, p. 365.
- ^ Hubert Hölscher: School system in Arnsberg. In: 750 years of Arnsberg. On the history of the city and its citizens. Arnsberg 1989, p. 390.
- ↑ cf. on the history of the seminar: Gabriele Haus: The seminaristic teacher training in Prussia - with a special focus on the teachers' seminar in Arnsberg 1907–1925 (written term paper as part of the first state examination for secondary level 11 teaching), Münster 1990 (manuscript in the city and Arnsberg Land Register ).
- ↑ Inventory overview
- ↑ Jens Hahnwald: "Golden Twenties?" - The stabilization crisis of 1924 and the economic crisis of 1925/26 in the Sauerland. In: Südwestfalenarchiv 12/2012, p. 321.
literature
- Uwe Haltaufderheide: The architectural monuments of the city of Arnsberg. Collection period 1980–1990 . City of Arnsberg, Arnsberg 1990, ISBN 3-928394-01-0 , p. 45f.
- Hermann Herbold: The urban development of Arnsberg from 1900 to 1970 . Arnsberg 1972, pp. 28-31.
- Heinz Pardun: From the history of the Arnsberg district government - from the beginning to the present. In: 750 years of Arnsberg. On the history of the city and its citizens. Arnsberg 1989, pp. 435-438, 443.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 23 '58.9 " N , 8 ° 4' 27.1" E