Adam Allendorf
Adam Allendorf (born October 9, 1845 in Mainz , † March 28, 1924 in Mainz) was a German master painter and plasterer . The Lenneberg tower near Budenheim in what is now Rhineland-Palatinate was built on his initiative .
Allendorf was born on October 9, 1845 as the son of master shoemaker Lorenz Allendorf and his wife Maria (née Reifert) in Mainz. At the age of 14 he began an apprenticeship as a painter and plasterer and later practiced the profession. As a teenager, he joined the Mainz gymnastics club from 1817 in 1861 , and became its chairman in later years.
In 1874 Allendorf founded the hiking and beautification club Lennebergverein , of which he was chairman for decades. At his suggestion, a stone observation tower was built in the Lenneberg Forest between Mainz and Budenheim from 1878 , which was inaugurated as the Lenneberg Tower in 1880.
In the Mainz district of Gonsenheim there is an Adam-Allendorf-Weg that is named after him.
literature
- Yearbooks on Gonsenheim History, 5th year, 1997, article on Adam Allendorf by Karl Kesberg
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| SURNAME | Allendorf, Adam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German master painter and plasterer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mainz |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 28, 1924 |
| Place of death | Mainz |