Adolf Gerstenberg
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Carl Adolf Ferdinand Gerstenberg (born January 3, 1826 in Magdeburg , † January 22, 1896 in Berlin ) was a German architect .
Life
The son of a brick factory owner studied in 1847/1848 at the Berlin building academy with a final building manager examination. As early as 1847 he became a member of the architects' association , which he represented from 1848, together with Gustav Möller , in the preparatory committee for the development of Berlin building regulations. In 1851 he founded the Berlin professional fire brigade together with Ludwig Scabell and worked as a fire inspector until 1861. In 1853 he married the merchant's daughter Marie Lohde, with whom he had four children. The son Richard also became an architect and government builder. In 1858 Adolf Gerstenberg passed the master builder examination. From 1861 to 1871 he was city planner in Berlin and in this position predecessor of Hermann Blankenstein . He then worked as a private architect and expert for fire damage and mortgage appraisals in Berlin and was director of the Prussian construction company founded in 1872.
Gerstenberg was a founding member of the Society for the History of Berlin in 1865 .
plant
As town planning officer , Gerstenberg was responsible for several school buildings and the 1st municipal gym in Prinzenstraße (not preserved).
- 1856–1857: Tangermann Manor in Belsdorf
- 1863: 22nd community school in Berlin-Tiergarten , Kurfürstenstraße 53 (only parts preserved)
- 1864–1865: 28th community school in Berlin-Kreuzberg , Wassertorstraße 4 (today Volkshochschule Kreuzberg)
- 1865–1867: Sophien Realschule, Sophien-Gymnasium and directorate building in Berlin-Mitte
- 1865–1868: Köllnisches Gymnasium in Berlin-Mitte
- 1867–1868: 27th and 44th community school, Berlin-Kreuzberg, Wilhelmstrasse 116–117
- 1863–1864 and 1867–1868: Community school in Berlin-Kreuzberg, Oranienstraße 26 and Naunynstraße 63 (today an institution for the blind)
- around 1868: 32nd community school in Berlin-Gesundbrunnen , Pankstraße 47 (today local history museum)
- 1880–1883: St. Johannis Church in Sassnitz
literature
- Sabine Bohle-Heintzenberg, Manfred Hamm : Architecture and Beauty. The Schinkel School in Berlin and Brandenburg. Transit, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-88747-121-0 . (especially p. 42f., p. 229f.)
- Uwe Kieling: Berlin private architect and master railroad builder in the 19th century . Kulturbund der DDR, Berlin 1988, p. 21 .
Web links
- Kathrin Chod: Gerstenberg, Adolf Carl Ferdinand . In: Hans-Jürgen Mende , Kurt Wernicke (Hrsg.): Berliner Bezirkslexikon, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg . Luisenstadt educational association . Haude and Spener / Edition Luisenstadt, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-89542-122-7 ( luise-berlin.de - as of October 7, 2009).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Mende: Chronicle of the Association for the History of Berlin e. V. (VfdGB). Founded in 1865 (= Schriften den VfdGB, issue 63), Berlin 2015, p. 12.
- ↑ Entry in the Berlin State Monument List 28th Community School
- ↑ Entry in the Berlin State Monument List 27th and 44th Community School
- ↑ Entry in the Berlin State Monument List for the Blind Institution
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gerstenberg, Adolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gerstenberg, Carl Adolf Ferdinand (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Magdeburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1896 |
| Place of death | Berlin |